Michael Wallus

Damn right.

It turns out that when the good guys do have guns they still get shot in the back by Federal thugs.

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

The MAGA movement and this administration’s hypocrisy knows no bounds…

Hypocrites….

This used to be the very thing conservatives claimed to be against — masked federal agents, uninvited and unwanted by the state, killing American citizens in the street for practicing their 1st and 2nd Amendment rights.

YouTube video by JIA LINN Veruca Salt: I Want It Now! (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) 1971

Donald Trump’s negotiation process….

youtu.be/Pqsy7V0wphI

Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’

News Flash: You are NOT a king… www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

Comprehensive reminder of what happened on January 6th… apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

Listen to Christy Pettis and Terry Wyberg talk about making connections between whole numbers and fractions! The conversation shed light on the way a simple routine can help kids build bridges between whole numbers and fractions. www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/case-ch...

Insightful conversation with some great suggestions for making turn and talks more effective. www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/improvi...

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

Great Conversation! Kim really unpacked the power of the routine and the way teachers can maximize impact for students!

www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/i-have-...

Fabulous conversation with Sue Looney about the ways same but different can support flexible reasoning... www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/same-di...

As a person who lives in Portland (photo from this morning), I call 100% bullshit on this. The idea that Portland is “war torn” by “riots” is absolutely absurd.

Season 4 | Episode 1 - Dr. Christopher Danielson, Which One Doesn’t Belong Routine Podcast Episode · Rounding Up · 09/04/2025 · 19m

Great conversation with Christopher Danielson about Which One Doesn’t Belong!

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In a Bridges® classroom, students lead. They discuss, collaborate, and share ideas as they build math confidence together.

Rough deal: Social media roasts Trump’s golf game after clip appears to show alleged cheating in Scotland Trump has long been accused of cheating at golf and mixing politics and business on the course

Trump IS Judge Smails from Caddyshack!! www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Opinion | Trump Is Winning the Race to the Bottom

A thoughtful, eye opening (and depressing)article by David Brooks. Trump Is Winning the Race to the Bottom www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

The stupidity, and short sightedness are staggering, to say nothing of the immorality…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/opinion/trump-bill-clean-energy-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

(Talladega Nights x The Natural)= F1

A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill “Beautiful” it is not.

I don’t want to hear anything about morality from anyone who claims to be a Christian and still supports Trump if this bill passes… www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.

“In the last week, more than 200 veterans have volunteered to attend immigration hearings with Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan…”

We The People Tigard Area/ NO KINGS DAY · No Kings This a local Indivisible event! Indivisible is planning this NATIONAL EVENT ON FLAG DAY, JUNE 14 (ALSO THE PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY) It is hoped to be the LARGEST EVENT EVER HELD IN THE UNITED STATES. We ...

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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.

We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

The Courage To Be Decent The goal isn’t to police all behavior at all times. It’s to make us fearful to the point that we police our own behavior.

This is worth a read. The way these guys are weilding power to evoke fear should be a signal for people to connect and support one another. Otherwise, they are counting on fear to enable this type of encroachment on civil libertes to go unchallenged. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Really interesting read…

Feels pretty accurate.