Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

RIP Tom Lehrer, truly one of the greatest to ever do it, a satirist beyond compare, a brilliant wordsmith, a cheeky fellow, I loved him and his work beyond reason.

Live and let live no matter what differences in your thought pattern, color of skin, religion, or lack thereof.
We all bleed Red and pee Yellow. We are all HUMAN.
Money and power should never dictate LIFE.
The world 🌎 needs to stop killing each other.

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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

Coming this November, watch Ken Burns' The American Revolution on WQPT PBS.

Ken Burns Condemns Republican Plan to Defund PBS: ‘I Couldn’t Do Any of My Films Without Them’ Ken Burns called PBS the "Declaration of Independence applied to the communications world"

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She, like many Republicans, bow to Trump even when they publicly say it’s a bad bill. They need to be voted out. If you don’t have the courage of your convictions, just resign now. We don’t need cowards.

Agree. RBG should have stepped down earlier too. That also kinda fucked us.

BREAKING: A state court has again blocked enforcement of Missouri's abortion bans and certain restrictions targeting providers. This clears the way for providers to resume offering procedural abortion care in the state.

We won't stop until everyone has access to the reproductive care they need.

Absolutely!!

Republican Christians Make Me Hope Hell Exists As a child raised in the Catholic Church, I was brought up believing that hell was real, though as I got older, I began to grow skeptical.

If there's a hell, it will be filled with people who claimed faith in Jesus, while trying to strip the sick of care, the terrified of refuge, and the vulnerable of protection, and reveled in it as if it were a righteous victory.

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Your wish may come true. They have yet to receive the wrath from their constituents. It’s coming…

No worries. I was “safely” tucked inside my car, shooting through the windshield. (Camera on a beanbag.)

From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Alabama.

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There is always hope but passage of the Big Beautiful Bill (burp)feels like a done deal.
Once it’s done, the Republicans will turn their gaze towards Social Security; the jewel that they have wanted to gut for decades. And the 6 Scorpions on the Supreme Court will gladly genuflect to Trump.

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

A win! A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S., halting their removal to Haiti.

Why?! 👇

The traits of a true leader:

At this point, Karoline Leavitt’s press briefings should come with a Surgeon General’s warning: “May cause dizziness, gaslighting, and a complete detachment from reality.”

Just like so many of the others. The goof ball from Alaska and a rotating group of other spineless life forms. All looking for publicity- “look at me. At least I’m trying. Please ignore the fact that I always capitulate.”

Montana’s millionaire senators aren’t losing sleep over their vote for Medicaid cuts-because they and their families will never feel the consequences. But for thousands of Montanans, Medicaid is the difference to get by. We deserve leaders who care for us not their portfolios.

You’re solid! I’ve been here 77 years and I don’t recognize any aspect of this in the American people! 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Fascist republicans are swiftly getting their hateful cruel disgusting bill into “law.” Those of you who voted to hurt other people deserve to be shamed and shunned forever. I don’t even recognize this country anymore. I’ll never regret voting for Joe, Kamala and Hillary.

My daughter relies on Medicaid.

We don't "get" Medicaid.
We don't receive a check from Medicaid.

Medicaid covers her life-saving medical expenses.
Medicaid is health insurance.
Medicaid is health care.

That's what Medicaid is.

And that's why we need our senators to #VoteNo and #ProtectMedicaid.