Margaret R. Fortier

The Burn Rate: $1 Billion a Day for War — Defend America Action The Pentagon is spending $1 billion a day on Trump's Iran war. See what that money could buy for Americans instead.

defendamericaaction.org/burn-rate/

Read Jack Smith's full deposition on the decision to indict Trump The 255-page document, released on the last day of 2025, accounts for some eight hours of testimony.

You absolutely need to be making a huge deal out of this. Read it. Talk about it. Post the hell out of it.
They dropped Smith’s testimony on New Years knowing people are not paying attention & distracted by Venezuela.
TRUMP BELONGS IN PRISON.
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987 YouTube video by Reagan Library

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

Sorry ass sons a bitches.

Boston No Kings

The Trump regime is LYING about peaceful protests to justify sending in the National Guard and Marines! The truth is, our protests are peaceful, and it's Trump's administration that's fueling violence with their aggressive tactics.

#FreedomToDissent

A reminder to EVERY member of our military: “We don't take an oath to a King. We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator” “We take an oath to the Constitution." #FreedomToDissent

I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.

White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots Louisiana Creole expert Jari Honora shared his genealogical research on 69-year-old Chicago native Robert Prevost shortly after white smoke rose in St. Peter's Square.

Kudos to colleague Jari Honora! Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots www.ncronline.org/news/white-s...

Speak-out for Justice, Equality, and the Rights of Working People! · May Day Strong Speak-out for Justice, Equality, and the Rights of Working People Workers should have power, Not the billionaires! After the Speak-out we will be marching over, in full solidarity, to join with the ...

I'm going to May Day Strong's Boston event, “Speak-out for Justice, Equality, and the Rights of Working People!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event... #resist

Apropos.

Trump is destroying everything even affecting #Genealogy

Thanks for reminding us of these records.

The National Archives at Waltham, MA, is included and several other properties in MA. That would make the nearest federal archive....Philadelphia? This is an attempt to make it harder for us to research history.

JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org. Your voice matters!

APG is hosting a call this Sunday March 2 at 4:30 PM - Saving A Nation’s Stories: The US National Archives and Why Advocacy Matters

Panel includes Rebecca Whitman Koford, Renée K. Carl and Rich Venezia

Registration info is at members.apgen.org/Calendar/mor...

#Genealogy #Archives #Advocacy

Ooo this is a good one ☺️

Call to action: New York! Speak out on records access It's starting again. Every so often, records access -- particularly access to vital records -- goes on the chopping block. And access to these critical records for family h...

Records access in New York is under threat!! Speak out NOW to keep access to vital records for genealogists! #Genealogy @FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/01/28/c...

Fara Dabhoiwala · A Man of Parts and Learning: Francis Williams Gets His Due The only certainty about the picture is that it shows Francis Williams. No one has ever been able to discover who...

Everything about this is incredible, a total scholarly thriller, a triumph in every way, I have rarely read an article with more excitement ⬇️⬇️⬇️

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

I’m here!

#Genealogy

Years researching: 30

Hobbyist /pro: Pro

Fun fact: gr grandmother’s passenger list had her going to her fiance; found out that guy was not my gr grandfather. Stunned family reunion reaction. That’s when I knew.