@janetbassett
Here to find positive ways to channel my rage. Not giving up! Count me in!💙 #StrongerTogether. #postcardstovoters, #ProDemocracy. 💙 Retired history teacher/museum curator, lifelong Dem, genealogy, Anglophile, Phillies
In cases you were wondering . . . this is a photo that annoyed Pete Hegseth so much because he thought it was "unflattering" so he got the photographer barred. I encourage all of you to use it as often as possible.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.
Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
There's a Paul McCartney doc coming to Prime this weekend. It's, OMG, marvelous. A song I've loved for a long time (I didn't know it was his!) is played and discussed during a joyous scene. Here's the song.
youtu.be/Plhtk_XJqhM?...
In restless dreams I walked alone...
"During her appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968, Nina Simone graciously complied with a request to play a few notes of Paul Simon's 'The Sounds of Silence' on the piano."
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
📷 RTS Archives©️
So PROUD OF THE U.S. WOMEN'S GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY TEAM !!
Did you know Stanley Tucci is not only a great actor but he has also made AMAZING documentaries on his love for ITALY and it's delicious cuisine "Searching for Italy"
Watch on HBO you'll love it
The women sure got the better meal !
oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug.
Credit: @feministnews.bsky.social, Posted 1 day ago
The full image description (worth reading) is posted in thread 2 b/c it was too lengthy to copy/paste
Excellent.
In addition to being absolutely brilliant, amazing & charming in her own right, we all know she was raised by a single dad w/4 siblings and that he came to the US bc of persecution bc of his participation in the ‘89 Tiananmen democracy uprising, right?
why would the Mellon Foundation do this?
Bad ass Leila Edwards, in a blue USA jersey holds a hockey stick. A quote from Laila Edwards about leaving a legacy and inspiring young Black girls is displayed beside her.
A Black woman won an Olympic gold medal today! Her name is Laila Edwards. She's is the first Black woman to win an Olympic hockey gold medal in Team USA history. 👏🖤
History restored.
The memorial to those held in slavery by our first president is back.
It never should have been taken down I the first place, of course.
youtu.be/cj7y3PhFtrA?...
Ossoff: "There are some folks who are doomscrolling in the fetal position. Every day there is a new outrage. It's easy I know to fear that maybe we could lose our republic. I think what John Lewis would tell us is it's up to us. We have the power to right the ship. Nobody is gonna do it for us."
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Jesse Jackson appeared on Sesame Street in 1973.
During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment
The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.
Trump’s FCC pressured CBS into not airing Stephen Colbert’s interview of James Talarico.
Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
It's at over a million in the 2 hours since I skeeted this.
Screenshot of an X post by Rick Wilson reading, “Translation: We’re With The Bad Guys Now,” quoting a U.S. Department of State post featuring a statement attributed to @SecRubio about a changing geopolitical era. Below the quote is a photo of Marco Rubio in a dark suit speaking on an airport tarmac near black SUVs and large hangars at dusk.
Oh look, it’s someone who reexamined what the politics looked like and what his role was going to be.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
Seriously 💥
This ad should concern Susan Collins.
#AltCitizen 🚨 Alert
Please channel your inner Rebel Loon and stand up for the Boundary Waters.
A treasured natural area in Minnesota, dontcha know?
Direct calls to your Senator are highly effective.
> 1M ac. rugged, remote boreal forest in the northern 1/3 of Superior National Forest in MN.
Oh thank the gods...I should be good to go then on a gallon a day.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
