Julia Karr

Hugs! Take care of yourself! Others are carrying on when we stop to rest. Everyone needs to rest and rejuvenate. Then we go back into battle (the battle for our humanity!)

Facts: PBS

Ask: "Who benefits when proven preventions are falsely denigrated; who profits from pseudoscience?" Affordable, easy to find vaccines benefit all humans who interact with other humans. #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/IyuuOT3y

Facts: PBS

Nobody wants measles in their community! Why would anyone say that's's an OK tradeoff?

GOP: We want TRADITIONAL 1950s American values! Me: So new social programs? Infrastructure funding? Cheap college? No for-profit healthcare? GOP: What? No! Me: Oh, so strong banking regulations? 91% tax rate over $2m a year? GOP: God no, we just wanna be openly racist again.

Immediately thought of this one.

What you can do now A baker’s dozen of important steps to fight Trump fascism

Good to have handy, esp nowadays: options on how to use your time, energy & resources to fight the authoritarian creep that is ongoing.

Here's a list put together by Robert Reich.

(highlighting an addition from the comments: another option - add/continue support for your local NPR/PBS stations)

The More You Know 💥 🙄

Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!

Mornin'

All. Of. This.

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I almost skipped this because, well, duh. Don't skip it. It does a great job of addressing our current situation without ever saying a word about our current situation. HCR is, as always, outstanding.

Thank you!

I've called (and called, and called for weeks) - but if our senators didn't listen, I doubt our reps will either. Feeling pretty discouraged right now. But, still calling.

How is it a contentious proposition that a system where people stockpile massive amounts of wealth while other people go hungry needs some changes.If you made it about food instead of dollar bills everyone would agree. I want more food than I can ever eat while you starve would be objectively evil.

News media is broken in America

It's propaganda not Journalism

How to detox from propaganda

Great points!

Elie Mystal: Democrats should form a shadow government like de Gaulle did during Nazi occupation More lessons on defeating fascism

Elie Mystal: Democrats should form a shadow government like de Gaulle did during Nazi occupation. Democratic leaders need to act like we are war--because we are. Elie Mystal in my interview had some great ideas for lessons for Dems. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/elie-mysta...

YouTube video by Milan Jicin LOU CHRISTIE - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (1969)

RIP - Loved your music and your energy! youtu.be/R_xcxI_yFRI?...

Please Repost!
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1

He is accurate on every aspect. Strong secure people & organizations acknowledge & learn from mistakes and errors in judgment. Those that want to become better place reminders of what those errors were so as not to repeat.

The weakest, smallest and most insecure are those who hide those events

Don’t forget Putin—we have been “attacked” by Russia.

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Dear Rally Organizers: Time to Move Out of Your Glass Houses Let me tell you a quick story.

A very important story. Pam Hemphill, who is a hero, was disinvited from a rally because the organizers would not “forgive” her. This is how oppositions fail

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#ProudBlue #Pinks

📣 Kristi Noem, you should resign immediately!

#WeStandWithAlexPadilla

"We are a democracy. But we can lose that democracy." This afternoon, Washington Senator Patty Murray, who has been in the Senate for more than 32 years, rose to condemn the treatment of California Senator Alex Padilla, who was manhandled out of a press ...

"We are a democracy. But we can lose that democracy."
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I once again say to you that every day Republicans in Congress wake up and decide to be cowards.

Impeach this tyrant and remove him from office.

👇This is exactly it. We can't let ourselves be baited into their trap. They want to make a spectacle of us. We cannot let them.
Peaceful protest isn't silent. It's just not violent. Stay peaceful. Stick together. And be good to each other. See you Saturday! 💪💙✌️
#nosilencenoviolence

This is not surprising. Remember the sit silently response if it's appropriate (meaning you don't have to duck weapons).

My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles: