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not everything you love in your teenage years holds up but Green Day was cooking with American Idiot

Jim Acosta just powerfully announced on air he is leaving CNN with the words: "It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant." He added, "Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth and to hope." Amen. Jim will be missed.

This is brilliant … and exactly what I’m trying to do now.

There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.

I have shared the same bathroom with Sarah McBride on several occasions, and she never once made me uncomfortable. She did however help me fix my makeup. That congresswoman knows how to blend her foundation, which is more than I can say about Donald Trump.

A poem by Langston Hughes titled "Tired". It reads as the following: "I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife And cut the world in two -- And see what worms are eating At the rind."

I've been thinking about this poem by Langston Hughes recently and although it was published in 1931, it remains relevant as ever.

#books #reading #booksky #poetry

Beats the supplement! I will make the sacrifice.

Lots of headlines about how deportations will cause labor shortages and spike food prices.

Lots of stories about how mass deportations will spike food prices and cause inflation. But as Tom Bonier noted, only one published before Election Day...

How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Growth The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.

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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...

the aurora from space 🌌

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There are only two ways to view the world. Through the eyes of a child. Or through the eyes of a photographer.

There are only two ways to view the world. Through the eyes of a child. Or through the eyes of a photographer.

Protest is the voice of the unheard. Speak loudly.

Democrats stopped reading the news after the election, unlike Trump supporters, who didn’t read the news before the election

I’ve got another follow recommendation that you may not know but should. Michele is the powerhouse behind so much organizing at the Every State Blue coalition incluing Blue MO, Blue OH, and Forgotten Democrats. She’s got a great Substack too! Let’s boost her here! @hornish.bsky.social

I’ve been posting this like crazy. Thirty states have local elections. WI and PA have Supreme Court elections and VA and NJ have statewide. Want to send a message to Trump and MAGA? Win those races. OK has primaries on Feb 11th! Want to fight that lunatic Education Sec there? RUN for school board!

Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset.

You're all caught up.

Very little of what Trump does these days amazes me.

Any one of the last three of Trump’s Cabinet-level picks (Gabbard as DNI, Gaetz as AG, RFK for HHS), standing alone, would arguably have been the worst in American history.
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Continuing to post the people, places and things I love this month. I’ve been reading this from Brené Brown quite a bit since the election. It’s where I’m at. Just survive each day. ❤️

Why try Bluesky infographic

I don’t know who made this graphic but it’s pretty good.

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. 💙

ok, my hottest hot journalism take is that journalism which relies on paywalls for funding and restricts access to those who cannot afford it or otherwise just cannot be bothered to jump through the hoops to read that content is not accessible journalism, and access matters a ton right now.

Good morning on this particularly Tuesdayish Tuesday