I know that this is a time that seems to often call our young to hopelessness. But I've seen worse, and in the end, we the People came through. We have the numbers. And I don't think Trump has the guns. We are on the side of great cultural change IMO and no cabal of rich old guard can stop it.

Senators on TV arguing soldiers should disobey illegal orders: GOP exploiting an ambiguity. Immediate action requires "manifestly" illegal, as I said earlier. Else, first check legality with local command. Impossible? Turn to judge Advocate General Corps or report concerns with Inspector General

Chains of command for one moment: Past kings' chain of command didn't end with King. It ended with God/Church as in "Divine Right of Kings". In democracy, chain of command does not end with Trump. It ends with We the People. Turn against us and he merits the equivalent of "Excommunication"..

Maybe already mentioned here: Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday that she has resigned from serving in the House. Her last day, Jan 5, 2026. (MSN News) Hearsay: She split with Trump when he refused to endorse her for a run for governor.

Normally, I don't contribute to political campaigns outside my state, However, I saw Aftyn Behn at the last Indivisible planning meeting and was very impressed. So, today she got my campaign donation, me a retired Independent voter. Hope all you Tennessee folks have done the same!

Reason why a soldier must disobey an illegal order: eg Commander of nuke sub goes nuts and orders missile launch toward Moscow. He has no permission from up high to do so. Crew must refuse to comply to manifestly illegal order. Nut case can even be relieved of duty. Chain of command protected.

I was an eye witness to the burning of DC after the murder of MLK. Martial law, the real deal. I saw the flames of 14th St, machne gunners on steps of Capital. Armed vehicles, PA Ave. 86th Airborne on call at my base. But never did I encounter the thuggery toward any citizen of ICE agents today

There is one more freedom that is not much talked about but should be: Freedom of Thought in addition to Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Thought is under major attack right now. For example, Trump's attack on universities. Not enough to follow. We must also BELIEVE despite verifiable reality.

Did you know that due to Trump's bill, next year ALL Hemp-based CBD products will be classified as an illegal drug, due to Mitch McConnell and his Bourbon lobby. Low THC Hemp-based CBD does not make one high. But it does relieve pain and PTSD. It's the only med that helps me sleep well.

An enraging part of this Epstein affair is that we see Trump USING Clinton just to revert to his old trick: diverting his base from realizing that their demi-god is neck deep in a scandal without any apparent pity for the victims. Instead, he plays politics.

We are in the midst of a fierce propaganda war being waged by Trump and his dictator friends. But our Prez has become a tired magic act with the same predictable tricks. Things are becoming too hot for him so he of course pulls the "investigate the Clintons" re Epstein out of his worn out hat.

Last night's news: Hakeem Jeffries and Kathryn Clark pushing a House bill to extend ACA credits for three more years. My bet: it's a no go for Trump. But a good move on Dems part. Every GOP refusal now to act reveals their true motive for the long shutdown. And voter rage will continue to grow.

RE: Epstein IMO (check it out) If Trump were found to have participated in statutory rape of a child, there is no statute of limitations either federally or by NY state law. If he knew about the rapes and concealed the fact, he could still be prosecuted. Any case, Prez immunity wouldn't apply.

Trump strategy to kill ACA setup the long shutdown. Yet after 8 years, GOP still has no viable alternative to ACA. So, a GOP-caused crisis. One that will have impact on an already shaky, debt-ridden Mainstreet economy. Dems "cause" is clear now, to push GOP to solve this, or we'll see you in 2026

On this Veteran's day, I just signed a joint petition by veterans who wish to express concern regarding DOD's deployments of National Guard to LA and DC. It will be delivered to the DOD. Also signed ACLU-sponsored petitions expressing similar concerns to my Congressman. I may be old but Semper Fi

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was based on the healthcare reform program implemented in Massachusetts under Governor Mitt Romney (a GOP) in 2006. I think it was called Romneycare. Dems should now dare GOP Congress to provide a better alternative. Show Trump's gpt nothing to offer!. Just suffering.

CNN: "The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates who feared the conservative court might be ready to revisit the decade-old decision." Great!!

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Like Putin, Trump by his recent pardons is no longer hiding that he cares anything about law, legal precedence, orders of the courts, or the voice of the People. This so reminds me of Putin's early pledge to support democracy but then turned Russia into am autocratic state.

CNN: President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies according to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, including high-profile figures including Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and the president’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, among dozens of others.

Governor Josh Shapiro is delivering full November SNAP benefits to Pennsylvanians by swiftly activating payments after winning a federal lawsuit that forced Trump to release emergency funds. Payments began flowing Friday, Nov 7, and were expected to reach all eligible recipients by midnight.

I am proud to say that my governor Josh Shapiro has immediately funded ALL SNAP benefits for those Pennsylvanians in need. And boy, was he mad that Trump is still attempting to block SNAP funding nationally. (I really like this guy and I'm not a Dem).

At a time when the word "emergency" falls so easily from our President's lips, he doesn't see that feeding so many of those in need right NOW IS an emergency? Shame shame shame ...

The famous quote "Let them eat cake" which helped trigger the French Revolution. Who exactly were the crowd storming Versailles in answer to Marie Antoinette? 3000 women demanding bread for their children! This according to the excellent history "Sisters of the Resistance" about WW2 France.

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The season of thanksgiving and kindness is almost upon us. So this year, my wife and I have vowed to devote all our effort to helping businesses and families in need of our community. No firm plan yet, but we are determined. Any ideas out there? We want to make the holidays mean something,.

I wonder if the interior of the new ballroom will have large ads pasted on walls around the room, like you see at hockey matches and other sports games. After all, donors are going to want a quid pro quo for all those bucks. Out of the goodness of their hearts? Please . . .

Source ChatGPT: "Up to 90% of guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes have been traced back to the U.S., according to Mexican officials and U.S. policymakers." So how would we feel if the Mexican military started bombing U.S. trucks headed South of the Border?

Two myths encountered in doing local projects: 1) that No Kings is just rallies and therefore, although sincere, won't change anything, and 2) No Kings is tied to the violence occurring in LA and Chicago re ICE detentions. So surprised when I reveal we NON-violent and we much more than rallies.

RE Mass Blackout 11/25: I'm all in except for boycotting small businesses, who rely heavily on the holiday season. But I would make it a point to show NO Kings identity when revealing that my wife and I are consciously directing our dollars to local restaurants etc. We'd be there to HELP them.

AG Pam Bondi accused Antifa (which doesn't exist) of coordinating violence in multiple cities... and "will investigate its funding." Compared "Antifa" to MS13. Wow, she couldn't be talking about a grassroots, pro-democracy, non-violent rally of millions of citizens with no arrests. Nah.. too absurd

May this someday be true again.

Nothing more reveals the greed of the rich and powerful than this "crisis" where Social Security funds may soon run out. Just raise the FICA cap to bring in sufficient revenue to save the trust. Yet rich G-NO-Ps play dumb. The idea of paying even a pittance more to share their billions, heresy!

This morning NPR reported that the Prez ceased all tariff negotiations with Canada, get this, because of Ontario's "egregious act" of broadcasting excerpts from a Reagan speech telling the world that tariffs don't work. This from the guy showing all how he would defecate on us peaceful protesters

Right now, it seems that we are beyond the point of blaming who started the government shutdown. If I understand this cruel chess game as it stands, it's now Trump's move. Yet it appears that Trump refuses to budge. So Trump's doing nothing to break the impasse from hereon makes the baby all his.

Another question: If I understand the term "woke", often used as a recrimination now, I'm perplexed. In context it seems to mean "tolerant", "compassionate", "generous, "willing to give others less fortunate a hand". This is what I was taught worthy of PRAISE when I was raised. What happened?

From Grover Norquist, a prominent American conservative and founder of Americans for Tax Reform, famously said: "I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub." Like what's happening now.

Simple questions: At a time when huge US national debt, the GOP has hobbled the IRS, the one agency who can go after wealthy tax dodgers. The one agency that brings in the bucks. Now why is that, this party of "cost cutting"? And where is all that claimed tariff revenue we hear about?

If you think 7,000,00 attendees at No_Kings is impressive, take a look at the URL nokings.org/partners. The list of organizations standing with us may imprees you: e.g. League of Women Voters, ACLU, Green Peace... and on and on. Heavy weights who know how to stand up to injustice.

On Haystack today a piece from News Nation, "unbiased", targeting attendees at No Kings who were expressing "violent language". The "analyst" then questioned rally leadership. So in future, I will be aware of any guy with a mike and cam. Prey on folks they can use to smear the movement. Sad, no?

Amazing the leads one can turn up using AI. For example, GEO and CoreCivic own and operate most the US detention centers holding undocumented immigrants for deportation. And what's one of the major investors in BOTH these companies according to AI? Vanguard, via index funds. Who would have known

""better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we’re gonna win." Thank you, Ezra, for these inspiring words. Truth to power.

Clarifying my earlier posting about the UCMJ. It actually says that a soldier is required to execute all LEGAL commands. By implication and further interpreation , they have the right and in certain cases, a duty, to refuse to follow illegal commands (like domestic policing and anti-Constitution).

Look it up. All members of the National Guard also take an oath to defend the Constitution. And whenever federalized (a during a crisis), they fall under the Unified Code of Military Justice, -- which specifies , like regular army, a guardsman is OBLIGED to refuse to perform any illegal command.

Trump om Fox this Sunday: "Donald Trump on Sunday warned Democratic leaders he will invoke the Insurrection Act and tap into “UNQUESTIOED POWER ... on his use of the National Guard TO FIGHT CRIME,..." Think about that. Might we need Know your Rights cards OURSELVES someday should he succeed?

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One of the wondrous miracles of No_Kings 2, of a protest so massive, is to my understanding there were no arrests, none, zero, nada. I hope that reporting is true. It would certainly put the cabosh to Trump's smear attempts to condemn us as part of his mythical antifa. Celebrate!!

Based on reality, I can't see how TrumpWorld as currently proclaimed would survive based on three factors: 1) a major demographic shift currently in progress ending the historic majority of whites, 2) climate change, and 3) an economy requiring immigrant labor. A perfect storm no army can defeat.

By the way, the inflatable frogs at my event have created their own group identity: "Amphiba", for "Amphibians Against Fascism". (A good portion of the posters today were absolutely hilarious.)