@jealessi
I’m a lifelong liberal Democrat, living in Anaheim Hills, CA (Orange County!) Married to Carl Alessi since 1986. Childless cat lady- cat mom to Fergus & Ariel. Semi-retired LCSW. I turned 70 in 2024 & that feels really weird.
2. The more deranged & ugly Trunp is, we see the not just ugly Lindsay, but deranged Lindsay. A person who so lacks a core identity should never be a Senator. A person whose core identity is that of a psychopath should never be a President.
Who Lindsay Graham is depends on whether he attaches himself to a strong man like John McCain or a strongman like Donald Trump. If it’s the latter, he becomes ugly Lindsay Graham. And what we are seeing of Lindsay is the latter.
Elizabeth Warren: "I am a hard no on a supplemental. This is not a war the American people want us to engage in. This is not a war that makes us safer ... No. No more money. The only thing Congress has the power to do is to stop actions like this through the power of the purse."
She’s not the brightest bulb.
STOP THE SAVE ACT (Updated)
My new piece is up with lots of info about the SAVE America Act - the version of the SAVE Act that passed the House and is before the Senate this week. This is a MUST READ and then ACT.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Craig Scott Valdez was charged with child sex trafficking and other child exploitation offenses.
He was chair of the Alaska Young Republicans. Valdez allegedly “used Snapchat to identify, groom & entice juvenile females in Alaska for the purpose of sexual exploitation.”
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Amen to that.
AMEN
Sunset in Malibu. Large rocks jug the shoreline meeting the Pacific Ocean. Purple and pink skies usher in the evening
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.—Nelson Mandela
Pic of the day
#photography
In this 2024 interview, Jack Hughes, who just scored the game-winning goal for the US Olympic hockey team, explains why it was important for him to embrace Pride Night when many other NHL players refused to do so.
When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful.
When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.
Know the truth.
At this point, Congress needs to prove to us that they haven't been lobotomized.
Thank you to Greenland for providing emergency medical care to a US sailor on board the submarine, since we did not have adequate resources in the area to treat him. I’m sorry that our president felt the need to cover up our shortcomings with a deranged ghost hospital ship post.
I’ve only met a few of the Epstein survivors but the ones I’ve talked to are amazingly strong. The thing that they’ve said to me, the thing that I’ve not seen reported though I’m sure someone has reported it somewhere is that they face a ton of harassment from people online.
Sigh. Mike Lee & the Republicans/MAGA never ever take responsibility for their own actions. Like 5 year olds they point their fingers at their innocent brothers. It’s been this way since Reagan when adulthood left the GOP.
Listen folks, Pam Bondi was Attorney General of Florida from 2011 to 2019 so she's been covering up Epstein's crimes for a loooooong-ass time
2/ Her driving force is a slavish obedience to the President, while abandoning her oath of office to the Constitution & to the People. She is dangerous with that power. It is imperative to impeach her.
Observing AG Pam Boondi’s behavior before Congress on 2/11/26, and in previous hearings, she showed that she has little to no control over her impulses; is incapable of restraint , and does not show the emotional or mental stability to hold the important and powerful office she now holds.
Bad Bunny’s halftime performance was the most patriotic thing I’ve seen in a long time. God bless America and the United States indeed.
And we need to drive out the crooks and liars and fake patriots- starting with the midterms.
Can I get an Amen?
2/ Way to go, MAGA. Once again, the opposite is true. America is diminished beyond recognition.
Convicted Felon President Donald J Trump has allowed the nuclear treaty between the US & Russia to expire.
Convicted Felon President Donald J Trump is Putin’s Puppet, just like Hillary said. The Republican Party is Putin’s Party. I guess the USA is now the United States if Putin.
Someone needs to tell her that many of the people ICE kidnaps are here legally - either they were born here, naturalized, or are here on visas, asylum, etc.
I don’t believe Tom Homan. I think this is a ploy to get @democrats.senate.gov to fund DHS. They lied about deescalation last week and I don’t believe a word the Cava Czar says.
From Meta and TikTok enabling harmful content to reach teens, to X becoming a cesspit of hate and disinformation, the era of social media self-regulation must end.
“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Yes!
Not talking about politics
Just talking about behavior.
When someone can’t be questioned, criticized, or held accountable, that’s not leadership.
What do we call it?
Instead of arguing facts, let people sit with the tension of their contradicting beliefs. This is how free thinking returns.
