The Democratic Party is the only viable oppositional force to MAGA, but it must articulate a fresh vision to earn the trust and support of more voters.

Extremely or very confident Donald Trump acts ethically in office White evangelicals 40% US adult avg. 21% Unaffiliated 10% Black Protestants 7% https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/09/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago/

I joined forces with @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social. We explain deep connections between senior administration officials' smearing Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and ICE protestors as "domestic terrorists" and how this fits into the draconian NSPM-7. Important for more people to wake up to this.

Heartbreaking .

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

The MAGA attack on empathy undermines human decency and the golden rule. It is designed to alleviate any guilt or moral responsibility arising from assaults on groups deigned unworthy of moral treatment.

After a lapse of 2 years, I feel compelled to re-establish my blog on the moral dimension in education, society, and politics. “Silence is complicity” is one big reason among others. In this post, I explain.

Perhaps Trump does have a master plan: to take over Latin America and Canada, let Russia take over Europe and Ukraine, and let Chinaa hava all of Asia, including Taiwan.

The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.

So glad I’m retired from the classroom to have to deal with these “lessons” being imparted by the #PedoPresident. @mlipsitt.bsky.social

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and moral, then it’s not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. - Dwight Eisenhower

The function of the Roberts' Court is now pretty much that of overriding lower court decisions no matter how well argued, especially if those decisions stand in the way of MAGA empowerment and its makeover of America. And like Trump, it takes no responsibility for the consequences of its actions.

Is removing vaccination mandates any different from getting rid of automobile speed limits? Both protect self and others from physical harm.

www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u... This isn't going away like the Epstein files.

Cause for some optimism and a reminder of true value of education. I just graduated with a philosophy degree. Here’s my message to the Class of 2025. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Trump in 2020: We have to go by the laws. We can't move in the National Guard. I can call insurrection but there's no reason to ever do that, even in a Portland case. We can't call in the National Guard unless we're requested by a Governor. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social add this to your lawsuit!

The Accidental Harvard Letter The Accidental Deportation The Accidental Tariff on an Uninhabited Island The Accidental Disclosure of War Plans to a Journalist The Accidental Firings of Nuclear Safety Workers

This is a deep, well-thought out analysis: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Perhaps effective in an earlier, different time, Schumer is now completely out of his depth

Here is a 2018 conversation between Jeff Bezos and German publisher Matthias Döpfner at a Business Insider event. Presumably, he is as crimson as a Washington State cherry today:

Interesting perspective. www.facebook.com/1053919731/p...

Yeah, we definitely don't want our intelligence analysts thinking about "confirmation bias".

We take pleasure in the return to a peaceful January presidential certification process but also sadly realize it would not have been peaceful if Trump had lost the election.

We will not forget what the mango mussolini has done.

Hard to imagine any long-term solutions to our political morass without involving education. That is, we need to stop reducing its purpose to accumulation of facts and skills to facilitate job hunting and begin to revive and honor its moral aspect whereby we nurture human decency and community.

It feels good to get from under Musk and his X. It will be more challenging to maintain mental balance after the election and figure out how the country can agree to put MAGA behind us.