Jeff Berman

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from web sites is no different than burning books

Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow

Since President Donald Trump took office, the Park Service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow.

The same folks who screamed 'tyranny' over wearing a paper mask for 20 minutes at Walmart while we drowned in COVID patients now cheer for policies that'll permanently gut American prosperity and drag our standard of living back decades.

Color photo of a white lily blossom, overlaid with a black skull and cross bones and text that reads “no lilies for kitties”.

It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

Lansing, MI 4/5/25

Millions will die as a result of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s barbaric and obscene - and illegal - decision to shut down USAID.

Happy February to all those who still celebrate.

This is a national emergency:

One of my fourth graders asked a friend if he and his family wanted to live at his house since they are scared of the cold men coming to their house.

The cold men are ICE.

Kids may not understand it all right now, but they are listening.

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

Climate Dad

1.5C is dead.

2C all but inevitable without an immediate end to fossil fueled capitalism.

We’re gonna lose everything.

Anyone denying the evidence of their own eyes is either bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry, or is having their gullibility exploited by someone who is.

I’m grateful to have grown up with Mr. Rogers’s Neighborhood, Schoolhouse Rock, Reading Rainbow. They shaped my worldview and perspective in a positive way that gave me hope for humanity and civility as a collective community and country. To see that shattered by MAGA and Trump is heartbreaking 😞

#vaccines #Healthcare #BlueCrew #DemCast #BlueCast #AntiFascist #Resistance #Resist #SaveOurDemocracy #BLM #Demvoice1 #StrongerTogether #Disobey

Have to wonder if the media has seen any of this? 🤔

Ha ha nice work nyt

Every time I read the local news and see a teacher who was awarded a $250 grant for her classroom, I understand that she spent hours of her own time applying for it. Writing it. Going through a submission process.

For $250. For her classroom…

Pete Buttigieg has been meeting with prominent Michigan Democrats as he weighs his political future. He’s reportedly considering running for Michigan governor in 2026 or president in 2028. Many are urging him to enter the crowded 2026 race to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is term limited.

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."

- Isaac Asimov

Sunday Thought: Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey was the biggest advocate on Expanding Medicare to include Dental/Vision/Hearing. Now he's no longer in Congress. 😢💔

Amid the backdrop that more than a dozen members of Trump's Cabinet are billionaires, a reminder that this is what happened to income inequality in this country once the tax rate for top earners was slashed after 1980. Trickle down does not work and top earners' priority is themselves.

Our institutions don’t defend themselves, we do. Don't be distracted by Trump's chaotic appointee picks, focus because there's a long fight ahead.

So, Americans let Elon Musk buy the USA & now he gets to run it?

Why did the non-binary prospector head out west?

There was gold in them/their hills.

Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.

Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.

Trump Will Overplay His Hand. Here’s How to Be Ready. I lived through the rise of authoritarianism in Turkey. Here’s what I learned.

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A graphic depiction helps make clear that Trump has no “mandate.” One of the narrowest popular vote wins in history.