Time to call Congress again and tell them to send this budget proposal back to the kleptocratic hell that it came from

Though this was a monologue, it was a great program.

NOW: Thousands of protestors are marching in Washington D.C. to ICE Headquarters and the White House to say:

HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS!
STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE!

I’m sort of fascinated by this Photoshop job.

@naomiaklein.bsky.social I feel like we are seeing a deliberately created catastrophe SO THAT austerity can be imposed. Shock Doctrine playing out in America. Can you speak to that?

Sounds about right. Could have been talking with a member my Kansas delegation...

This lack of focus, I think for fear of offending their corporate sponsors, makes the Dems appear unfocused and not tuned in to what the people are experiencing. And with Trump/Musk/DOGE holding an actual hatchet veto, no matter how votes go, they act like they are powerless. Grow a pair, please.

The Supreme Court seems likely to expand religious employers’ right to ignore the law Although there are unanswered questions about how far the Court will go…

The Supreme Court seems likely to expand religious employers’ right to ignore the law www.vox.com/scotus/40646...

Everyone likes the idea of simple “answers” to complex issues.

Former Catholic here. Church sponsored sanctimony only goes so far. Though both sides could have behaved better, everyone should have showed up for Freedom of Speech. The best antidote for bad speech is more speech. Not easy but important.

My estimation is that Republicans are telling Trump/Musk/DOGE that if they cannot deliver legislation that helps their constituents, it could trigger a revolt. BUT I think an awful lot of damage is already done.

give a self-interested oligarch free reign to pick winners and losers in the budget. People understand that they have to kiss Musk's ring to get what they want, which brings us back to no taxation with representation. Difficult times.

So many people who are genuinely intelligent people expect Trump to be "the answer" much like D's did with Obama. And they view him compartmentalized from what he's doing right here in America. One can agree that we fund the wrong things sometimes without thinking that the only solution is to

He's a truth teller with a military perspective (not a criticism) and not as bombastic as Scott, who seems to have control issues.

Waiting and worrying as Musk chainsaws jobs, recession looms, and "everybody knows."

I only know Johnson from his appearances on the Judge Napalitano You Tube show. Which for me is sometimes a hard watch....but these are the only people kind of talking about peace. So I watch. Militarism is a dangerous drug and we're still in its thrall.

Kansas Legislature passes spending plan that would put state $460M in the hole within three years • Kansas Reflector The Legislature adopted a spending plan Thursday that fully funds public schools, provides pay raises for state employees, eliminates DEI initiatives, policies pronouns in state employee emails, and p...

Legislature adopts spending plan that funds public schools, provides pay raises, eliminates DEI initiatives, polices pronouns, and puts the state on a course to blow through billions in reserves and face a budget shortfall within three years #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/03/27/k...

Commentary: Californians pay too much for electricity. Here are three bold solutions It's time for Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers to show courage and take some political risks.

@rebmoti.bsky.social how much of this article cross applies to energy costs in KS since Evergy has their hand out again.

www.latimes.com/environment/...

I did not know David Graeber said that but it sounds like something he would have said.

built in grift.

Kansas: vote him out!

They just keep getting more brazen.

Kansas House GOP has gathered secretly throughout 2025 session, doing people's business in the dark • Kansas Reflector Kansas House Republicans have repeatedly met in closed caucus meetings this legislative session, doing state business in secret and upending longstanding tradition.

Kansas House GOP has gathered secretly throughout 2025 session, doing people’s business in the dark #ksleg via @claywires.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/03/24/k...

A newspaper clipping from Allen County, Kansas showing Jess Piper speaking to a group of rural Democrats.

A write-up in the local paper from my visit to Allen County, Kansas. Every person who subscribes to the local paper will see a progressive message on the front page of the paper.

People from 18 different counties showed up to the event. We make change when we show up in rural spaces.

YouTube video by mediasanctuary Chris Hedges : Normalizing Genocide and the New World Order

Worth a link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1iW...

YouTube video by mediasanctuary Chris Hedges : Normalizing Genocide and the New World Order

Worth a link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1iW...

This was an excellent interview.

Happening right now in real time.

Funding research was a great example of "the power of we", which apparently has been replaced by the cult of the oligarch in America.

Depiction of the status of early career scientists. Instagram.

My friend from graduate school found out that funding for her NF1 project got pulled. From $25 mil to 0 with a stroke of a pen. NF1=Neurofibromatosis Type 1, an inherited genetic disorder. Both of us are early career scientists. 🧪🔬🧬 #Science #AcademicSky

www.wired.com/story/the-ch...