Consular Zurin Arrh

Thomas Jefferson is rolling in his Monticello tomb, and would’ve been the first in line to decry this “deal”.

NO KINGS
NO KKK
NO FASCIST USA

As we debate the content of Right and Left podcasters and content creators, I couldn’t help but think of Jon Stewart’s 2004 CNN Crossfire appearance and how he pointed out TV talking heads were mere political hackery. Im not absolving Jon though in subsequently promoting the same infotainment.

In light of recent events.
Political violence should be condemned at every turn by everyone. I believe in that principle more every day.
But there is certainly a unsettling sense of us all reaping the whirlwind in this darkest hour.

Per @pbs.org (and Ernest Hemingway)

“And so, the text is this: Remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Papa Hemingway on living a full life 📚

Picasso working on “Guernica,” 1937. (Photograph by Dora Maar / Courtesy VEGAP / Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia)

Did someone say plantation fire???

*hums “The Ghost of Tom Joad*

“I now myself live, in every detail, striving for wisdom, while I formerly merely worshipped and idolized the wise.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche

(Picture: ‘Portrait of Nietzsche’ by Edvard Munch)

I stand with the educators, every teacher and professor, standing on the front line of democracy in every school and university in the nation.

I stand with Harvard’s decision to resist and fight fascism and lead by example.

From the sixth and final leaflet by the German underground anti-fascist resistance group, The White Rose, February 1943:

The first image was posted to the official White House X account this morning.
What was all of that said in the Bible about false prophets? For the thousandth time, how is this okay, even with his own voters?

We all need to remember how much entities like PBS, NPR, and the NEA enriched our lives when we were younger, and how we’re not just better citizens, but better humans, for it. Education is paramount to a free society. Don’t let the Powers That Be take that from us. 📚

Per the Associated Press:

Per Pete:

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY

Hey guys remember the Hillary Clinton email server?

Seems kinda, small today, doesn’t it?

Key takeaway from DOGE:

There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.

Today the United States officially became the heavy hand of a former KGB war criminal, and condemned an ally to certain death. There are good citizens in our nation, but after today, the American flag flies torn in distress. We have become what we have always strived to fight against.

Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.

“Nothing matters other than the question of whether or not we let the billionaires destroy our democracy. There’s a ticking time bomb inside our body politic right now. It’s very possible this thing could be completely rigged by the summer or fall of this year.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

The Leader of the Anti-Authoritarian Resistance Zelensky’s very presence reprimands everyone who surrendered to Trump.

"When the history of the era is written, Zelensky will be seen as the global leader of the anti-authoritarian resistance, who refused to accept the terms that the powerful sought to impose on his nation," Franklin Foer writes.

Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.

www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

Zelensky Pushes Back Against U.S. Mineral Deal and Announces European Summit The Ukrainian leader also said he would step down if Ukraine was allowed to join NATO, though it was unclear if he was serious or not.

President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back on Sunday against demands from the Trump administration for billions in Ukrainian natural resources and for holding peace talks that exclude Ukraine, while announcing plans for a major summit of European leaders on Monday.

No kings.

No tyrants.

Not now.

Not ever.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

In response to this morning’s official White House tweet:

“I know that if these men destroy my books, my crafts may survive. Safe in anonymity, with no one knowing anything other than a human being cared enough to make them. That if I am gone, my children will have objects they can hold in their hands that were created with love by mine.”