John Moore- grateful old guy

Maria Stephan (co-writer with Erica Chenoweth of WHY CIVIL RESISTANCE WORKS) is talking now. 3.5% rule - if 3.5% of the population participate in resistance, you can stop authoritarianism. Equivalent of 11 million folks in the US.

#OneMillionRising

A billionaire who profits off the presidency is feuding with another billionaire who bought access to the government to line his own pockets.

Neither should have ever been able to amass so much power.

What we're witnessing is a failed experiment in billionaire governance.

This has always been the GOP's strategy:

1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.

2) Explode the deficit.

3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.

4) Repeat.

They're trying to get away with it again.

Inspired me to post of FB. Thanks.

Donald Trump Jr. & @DonaldJTrumpJr What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup?

Someone’s cancer diagnosis is not your joke. Ask anyone who has gone through it and anyone who has lost someone they love.

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...

Breaking character: Here is my proposed tag line for an ad:

"Trump's fat cat friends are living it up while the rest of us struggle to get by. Special breaks and deals for them, higher prices for you and me. Donald Trump's economy puts his billionaire buddies first, Americans last."

Supreme Court considers lawsuit arising from 'wrong house' FBI raid FBI agents burst into an Atlanta house with flash-bang grenades and guns drawn, but victims have struggled to hold the government accountable for their actions.

This is who Trup wants to “unleash”: “‘We have seen, anecdotally ... a shocking number of wrong-house raids where the police just go to the wrong address," he [a lawyer] added.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Trump Is More Likely to Get a Third Impeachment Than a Third Term In 100 days, he has amply demonstrated he deserves it.

The Plan:

Impeach Trump after the midterms, 2 years into his term and the struggle to hang on to the country we hope we really are. If Republicans resist, a Democrat-led impeachment proceeding would at the very least be a watershed moment—an essential reckoning:

www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...

Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.

1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation

Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"

Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.

If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.

Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

The United States sent possibly innocent men to a foreign prison without a hearing ... and put a convicted felon who led a violent coup against the Constitution in the White House.

But it’s not about race or color right!?

I have had issues & been hearing from people having trouble just ACCESSING their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access.

Please SHARE!

they are segregationists, it has been obvious from the jump, and i think that pundits who dismissed the charge as hyperbolic should explain why they couldn’t see the fact pattern

This is a truly outrageous story that shows how Trump has destroyed the independence of the U.S. Justice Department.

Her talent was
Stellar.
She dwells among the stars now.
Rest in Power, Super Star Ms. Flack.
Important side notes;
Ms. Flack was also an activist. She befriended Jesse Jackson & Angela Davis. She marched with Rev. Al Sharpton. She founded Roberta Flack School of Music, free to underprivileged kids.

Army Choir surrounded the MAGA hierarchy dining in White House East Room to sing "Do You Hear The People Sing"

It was lost on Trump but Vance was super fidgety

"Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again"

#DisruptTheCoup

#ProudBlue
Trump lives on personal Quid-pro-quos. He really doesn't understand larger issues such as real democracy, loyalty to principles, and freedom, and he never will.

NIH funding cuts could have ‘devastating impact’ on medical advancements, Chicago researchers say The National Institutes of Health under President Donald Trump announced this month that it was cutting payments covering overhead costs for research institutions that receive its grants.

Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation.

Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed.

And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.

Either this is a distraction, which is irresponsible, or it’s serious, which is insane. You choose, Mr. Trump.

New NIH ‘Indirect Costs’ Funding Cuts Threaten Universities, Science On Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced major cuts to funding of indirect costs for Universities, etc. Here's the potential impact on science and society.

This article gives an excellent overview of the impact on universities and US research will be if the announced cuts to NIH indirect cost rates hold.

Not good

www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

Hi

Went to a bird walk at Woodland Cemetery this morning. Got to be with 2 long time friends I hadn’t seen for awhile. Nice group of folks. Interesting cemetery with much history. Decent birding. Highlight was a Merlin.

I don’t know. I’ll do veggies in straw bales and raised beds. Want to reclaim a water feature: pond with waterfall. I have some non-native shrubs to deal with. I missed June- Sept this year so I’m plans catch up. Have some native perennial beds to play with. Will study your links. Thanks.

Thanks for the welcome! Happy Tday to you.