Shiny Norma

Will someone with more influence than me compare "Daddy" with "Der Fuhrer"? Please.

ICE: does the term "jackbooted thugs" ring any bells?

Yes, he's destroying America, but we will heal he he's gone. But he's also destroying the world's climate. That will be difficult to repair, if not too late already.

Congress can roll back Trump’s disastrous tariffs by passing new legislation that cancels them.

The problem, of course, is that Republicans are too weak to stand up to Trump.

So the GOP is finally getting what it's always wanted. A regressive federal sales tax to cut progressive income taxes. Just hiding the words "sales tax" under the word "tariffs". The poor pay more, the rich pay less. Ah, America, I miss you already.

The image is a screenshot of a post on X by a user named Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers .bsky.social). The post reads: "I learned this week that you can put our troops’ lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing. But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn’t like, you will be abducted on the street and disappear."

This is horrifyingly correct.

Truer words were never spoken.

Something to think about

So Drumpf family name was changed, replacing the D. Next appropriate modification would be to get back the D, but this time spelled Ditler?

True facts.

NEW: Trump’s FEMA administrator just sent out an email ordering all employees to stop sending things to the media without prior authorization. It was immediately sent to me by a FEMA employee without prior authorization to share with you.

Meanwhile, so much for “free speech” over at The Bad Place.

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Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out.

Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.

Say equity, which a just society should pursue.

Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

Getting excited about this year's Wichita Jazz Festival! In it's 52 year run, it's presented the best in jazz and this year promises to excel! Going to be a great spring!
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Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please share. Picture of library aisle filled with books.

@goodwilllibrarian.bsky.social

BlueSky is everything I hoped Mastodon would be.

@katecohen.bsky.social Loved your Washington Post potato column today.

Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.

His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.

The word "esoteric" is itself esoteric. Just saying.

Small victory (Gaetz). More to follow with any karma.

Please, will some patriot find a way to leak the Gaetz ethics report? Thank you.