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Democracy at the Edge Commentary on “The Dark Enlightenment or Strengthening Democracy”

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A friend sent me this. Pondering…

The Dark Enlightenment or Strengthening Democracy [Disembodied mouths with various expressions hover over a rolled up document]

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YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE FROM EVERY DEMOCRAT IN OFFICE. Thank you, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE FROM EVERY DEMOCRAT IN OFFICE. Thank you, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

Just a reminder that this is tomorrow!!

Are you participating in today's consumer blackout?

Let me know in the comments! Taking a poll for my morning news report.

Yes 100%. No Meta or Google either. Duck Duck Go!

Our New Cold War: We May Need to Cut Ties With Trump Supporters I really hate this.

They got to go:

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This is awful!!

This makes me so nervous. My hubby has worked as a fire lookout every season for 20 years. He is 75 and this supplements our SS income. Yikes!!! And where we live fires are a true and present danger.

Trump Aims To Destroy American Civil Society. Here’s Why He Must Be Stopped. Opinion | I think there’s a strong adjunct role for most of us building anti-MAGA strength in the 21 months left till the U.S. midterm elections in 2026.

"The goal has always been clear: destroy functioning government, cripple the nonprofit sector and obliterate the hard-earned bonds and benefits of 80 years of post-war American progress." @guitarwatson.bsky.social
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Tough day yesterday but I found some inspiration in this MLK quote today:
“we must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” (MLK)

Oh hell yes!

For sure…

You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.

That is a lie.

The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.

The Palisades Fire burning outside of Los Angeles has now burned nearly 16,000 acres, according to the latest estimate by CalFire.

That’s an increase of 4,000 acres – or 34% -- in the past two hours. There is 0% containment.

More: www.npr.org/2025/01/08/n...

Six big US banks quit net zero alliance before Trump inauguration Exodus from target-setting group is attempt to head off ‘anti-woke’ attacks from rightwing politicians, say analysts

The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration.

The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.

Wow!

If it was THREE WISE WOMEN...
We would’ve have asked directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, brought practical gifts, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, and there would have, been peace on Earth.

Just saying.

This..

I think about this a lot as I'm panicking in my shower.

You got my follow for this excellent comment! 😁

This. 👇🏼👇🏼

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

😁😂

Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.

This is sooo true.

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙