(h/t: @the.language.nerds)

Before yesterday's crash, President Trump:

- Fired the heads of the TSA and the Coast Guard
- Pushed out the head of the FAA — leaving no one in charge
- Gutted a key aviation safety group
- Pushed air traffic controllers to quit as he purges the government

He's putting Americans in danger.

Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?

www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

Indiana man pardoned for Jan. 6 crimes is killed in traffic stop shooting by deputy Matthew Huttle, 42, pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol and was on supervised release before President Donald Trump pardoned him last week.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Christianity Today Editor: Evangelicals Call Jesus “Liberal” and “Weak” A former evangelical leader is sounding the alarm about the direction his religion is headed in.

The editor in chief of Christianity Today is warning that evangelical Christianity is moving too far to the right, to the point that even Jesus’s teachings are considered “weak” now.

YouTube video by OberstKrautwaschl Bruce Springsteen: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND

Song of the day: This land is your land - Bruce Springsteen
"For a country like a people it's easy to let the best of you slip away."- the Boss

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc...

Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King

Now Is the Time for Courage From Marc | I started Democracy Docket to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy.

Martin Luther King Jr. said that “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge.” We are in a time of challenge.

The question for every leader, every citizen is where do you stand?

Elon just did this…

First Lawsuits Filed Against Trump Administration For DOGE These lawsuits are the first of what will be many to come

NEW: The first lawsuits against the incoming Trump Administration have already been filed by several non-profit groups which allege that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violates federal transparency laws.

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Now more than ever, let us honor Dr. King not with words, but with actions. Let us dismantle every system that causes harm and challenge anyone who would use their power to hold up a status quo that refuses the right for us all to live with health, happiness and dignity. Onwards together!!

Hillary’s email server would like a word

Apparently Donald watches @meidastouch.bsky.social
So they invited me to speak directly to the grifter president.
I didn't mince words.

It’s amazing to me that politicians don’t commit to post first on @bsky.app and to engage with constituents here

THIS is more powerful than CNN , MSNBC, The Post will ever be.

You can broadcast for 9 mins on a declining medium, or engage here and start a real discussion.

Which is more powerful?

I am grateful to David Lynch for so many things; one of them is the distillation of “weird Pacific Northwest” as a setting and a sensibility

Our Wins Of The Week To most of us, in light of the election result and the impending swearing-in of Donald Trump to his second term in office, it would appear Trump got away with everything.

More strong Biden economic news? Check. More legal losses for Trump? Check. This Week in Wins rounds it all up—catch up here 👇

@ctulocal1.bsky.social

Huge shoutout to Los Angeles for booing the absolute fuck out of Hulk Hogan last night. 😂 Really does the heart good. The schadenfreude will get me through the day.

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