US to allow federal workers to promote religion in workplaces Federal employees may discuss and promote their religious beliefs in the workplace, the Trump administration said on Monday, citing religious freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution.

How well do y'all think it'll go down if anyone besides a Christian tries to "persuade others of the correctness of their own religious views"?
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

NEW: The authoritarian crackdown begins in LA.

This is dystopian. As the dictator’s parade is broadcast in the top right corner, MSNBC’s reporter and peaceful protestors are charged by police as tear gas is fired.

Watch till the end.

I, like many of you, are thinking of the Freedom Flotilla members tonight, who are being illegally detained by Israel. They knew this would happen. They did it anyway just to get the world to care about the genocide in Gaza. The least we can do is pay attention.

#Books ❤️ #Booksky 📚 #Read #Libraries #SundayVibes ☀️

"Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin'
Four dead in Ohio."

Neil Young

Remembering:
Allison Krause, 19
Jeffrey Miller, 20
Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20
William Schroeder, 19

4 May 1970

Kind of feels like he's yearning to be a heroic war leader and start WWIII

Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (Gift Article) When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.

They don't like being mocked and laughed at. Let's keep our senses of humor.

As promised here’s Pink Pony Club but it’s about encryption

👀 Senator Cory Booker is holding the floor of the Senate right now in protest of “Donald Trump and Elon Musk” and says he’ll speak “for as long as I am physically able.” #filibuster #senate

watch live: www.youtube.com/live/1i6dfJX...

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Thanks for bringing the tour to Denver, Bernie and AOC!

Right to Repair: A Prime Example of Grassroots Advocacy Good old-fashioned grassroots advocacy is one of the best tools we have right now for making a positive change for our civil liberties online. When we unite toward a shared goal, anything is possible,...

Thanks to some good old-fashioned grassroots advocacy, the right to repair movement is thriving.

First crocus!

It’s official!

Stand Up for Science with us on the east steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, CO!
@standupforscience.bsky.social

My new article on Trump's treasonous meeting with Zelensky: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...

Look at this leader. Lift her up.

Babysitting the lime kiln all day. Hopefully the marble will get to temp and I can slake some quicklime tomorrow to wow some 7th graders.

Fascinating read. I was stuttering to articulate a thought to Q this morning that was about the governmental clown car just accelerating toward an end that was already occurring in slow motion and he was like, "here, this economist already laid out this thing".

Ten reasons for modest optimism Friends,

We could all use a little optimism

Just under 10" near Colfax and Wadsworth

A Coup Is In Progress In America A coup is underway in the United States, and we must stop pretending otherwise. The signs are unmistakable and accelerating: in just the past 48 hours, Elon Musk’s DOGE commission has seized …

Plainly stated, and supported by facts. Spread the word. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/03/a...

Just measured 6" of new snow! Bacon and white bean soup - perfect winter dinner

W had a free afternoon with no activity or homework so she made bread. Yum.

J used our day off to make a chocolate cake with orange fluffy frosting. She's getting mighty good at baking.

I'm reading Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop by Alba Donati. The book is cozy but not deeply enjoyable in itself but she's constantly referencing writings I'm unfamiliar with. I'll often get only one or two pages farther before I have to look up another book or author or poem, like this treasure.

I made this mostly as a coping mechanism, but maybe it will prove to actually be useful or helpful: feedingthemachine.com/leftlist/