NOT like the regime follows the Constitution...or any laws the don't like anyway...

I've recommended these people before. First, they are friends & a lot of fun to listen to, but they have very important things to say & as they're both historians, they put a lot of things in historical context. It IS long but listen while doing something mindless. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMz...

The Founding Fathers made sure to create a nation where there was SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. The United States does NOT have an official religion. It is NOT a Christian Nation. The FREEDOM OF RELIGION is a part of the FIRST AMENDMENT. DO NOT let anyone tell you otherwise.

And the most CORRUPT administration (let's be honest, it's a REGIME) that we've EVER had. Trump, his family & his billionaire & corporate friends are PROFITING off of the country while so many people have to do without, to pay higher prices and become the target of the world's wrath & contempt.

People would rather be allowed to be racist & cruel, than have everyone get better prices, have a better chance to have some kind of health insurance, have easier lives. They are supporting a CORRUPT regime, a CORRUPT family, oligarchy. They are supporting someone with ZERO redeeming values.

While abbreviated, he gets the main point of each chapter across. Listen if you have a few moments. Read or even get the book if you can and if you can afford, buy it for others.

So, if people have access to so much information, to research very specific things, find out who or what is legit, to educate themselves better than any other time in history, what, as powerful entities, do you do? Not LIMIT it exactly but use algorithms, and HAND FEED people "information." 🧵

Also, keep them divided & insecure. All the while enriching & further empowering the extremely wealthy & already powerful. There is something wrong w/ people who crave that much power & wealth, and not want to improve the lives of so many people they COULD help.

I was going to watch just a few minutes of this and I ended up watching the whole thing. She's got great things to say - things that a lot of us have been thinking and saying for the last few decades. It's rather long, but very much worth a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbzY...

Remember this - about Trump in particular but Republicans in general as well: they will take credit for things that the Dems did that help people or are popular, and BLAME Dems (or imply that it's Dem's fault) for what Repubs did, that hurt people or unpopular. Remember this after the Midterms.

Yep, and the right-wing media will blame the Dems, "mainstream" media won't mention the delay nor blame the Republicans (implying it's the Dem's fault), bots & trolls will blame the Dems and all the fools will parrot them.

Corruption all over this administration.

Powerful ad. And the powerful people will deny what they are trying to say here. www.youtube.com/shorts/bsBWZ...

Oh my! It's beautiful! OK, OK, it's damn ADORABLE! Why hasn't Sanrio made a character out of one of these? It's not like you have change the look much from the original! 😍

This is where we're at now.

This regime is clearly misogynistic (yes, it IS about control), anti-Black, anti-minority, Islamaphobic, clearly anti-immigrant anti-LGBTQ, anti-democracy. And yes, we caused this. Our votes can affect the courts, who can decide on things (such as Citizens United) which can dim & silence our voices

Visual representation sometimes helps.

Dr. Sagan was right about a lot of things.

Is there ANYTHING that our current regime is involved in that's NOT corrupt? www.youtube.com/shorts/NjgMR...

Why didn't people listen to us? Because the media mislead them? Because they were surrounded by people who said "it won't be so bad?" Because corporations poured billions to push Trump? Because "both sides are the same?" (Dems might not always be great but they wouldn't build concentration camps).

Corporate and billionaire money and power is what drives our government. If we want to change our system, THAT has to change. It affects every part of our lives, from our work, our consumerism, our environment, our health, our safety, our neighborhoods. www.youtube.com/shorts/5YUnB...

If you've never listened to Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich, they tend to be a good listen. Like Heather Cox Richardson's "American Conversations" & "What the Heck Happened?" you'll hear some really good points in the conversations. Listen while doing other stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKsf...

While people decry the use of businesses like Wal-Mart or Amazon (which, for many people, offer unimaginable convenience, esp. if they are in remote areas) what people DON'T look at are some of the biggest industries supporting Trump. One is AI. There are TONS of reasons to reject it. This is one.

The libraries I work at do NOT have a cat visitor. 😯 I'm kind of jealous. 😄🐈 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbH...

Sadly true.

Sad that we have to remind people of these things.

What do Levi’s, Hanes, and Chewy have in common? California AG Rob Bonta just revealed evidence alleging that Amazon used its power to pressure them, and countless other brands, to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part of wide-ranging price-fixing scheme.

THIS is a name not mentioned enough in the destruction of our country and democracy. Trump is evil. But there are others just as evil (but maybe not as loud) behind him. Vought and Miller are among them. There's also Bannon and many billionaires such as Peter Thiel. We cannot stop just with Trump.

This is what they do. They are NEVER the good guys. They want to FORCE or even CREATE conflicts to be able to take away rights, centralize power to the regime, and have excuses to crack-down on the people of the U.S. If you smugly think this can't happen to you, go reread "First they came for..."

This has been my thought too.

People who voted for these...people. Thanks for fucking upbthings for SO MANY PEOPLE in and out of the country.

So . . . what's after Trump? There are many in the wings wanting to take over, I'm sure. They will be more focused, less emotional, better at planning - to further fascism, to codify racism, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ, pro-corporation, pro-oligarchy. What do we do to fight it? We MUST unite to fight it.

Election coming up this year. It's going to be an uphill battle. There will be attempts at voter suppression, claims of voter fraud and whatever else they can throw at us. That means WE can't mess around. Don't sit out. We already endangered democracy with the last one. Help us save it this time.

Conversations between two great minds of history & contemporary politics. Both are professors & each have written several books. Prof. Snyder is best known these days for his book "On Tyranny" (which is a small book & a must read!) Very much worth a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqs...

Government needs to work for the people, NOT corporations. Regulatory agencies need to get tough on health and safety issues - such as not allowing pesticides in our tea (one of MANY things happening now). "But prices will go up, we'll have to lay people off! We'll have to OUTSOURCE! " Just say NO.

What do corporations and your government want from you? WORK often for less than what you should be working for, & for longer. BUY things & not question them (what's in that? why does it break so much? why do they come out with NEW VERSIONS so often?) DIE soon after you stop working (or before).

YES! It's not time to give up. I know - it's tiring and tiresome. And it doesn't seem like it matters. But we need to keep fighting. It also shows support to the vulnerable, that there are people out here who want our country back, who want everyone within to benefit. youtube.com/shorts/7tB2i...

Angela makes some good points. VERY few of the extremely rich, tend to use their money only for good or neutral things. If they're not using it to dehumanize other & commit crimes, they are using it to influence politicians (and judges) to gain MORE power & wealth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcUL...

Wouldn't that be great! 😃

I'm curious about how much/what people STILL supporting Trump believe. Do they TRULY believe the lies of the regime? Are they THAT gullible? Are they FORCING themselves to believe to avoid the discomfort of cognitive dissonance? Or pretending to believe to be able to support the bigoted agendas?

I've never actually MINDED paying federal taxes before. My thought was "it's going to go to help with things and people that need it - regulatory agencies, roads, arts & education, etc." But now, I resent it. It's going to a "security" agency that abuses people, a war that very few want . . .

Good start!

THIS! Said as plainly and simply in a way that ANYONE could understand it and anyone in touch with reality would get it. Unfortunately, for some of the Fox-addled MAGA folks, the BLAME, the HATE, the permission for CRUELTY is worth more than an actual better life for them and their families.

Fascist regimes have existed before & many people living UNDER them have suffered. But what of those who SUPPORTED them no matter what atrocities they committed? I mean ordinary people. What did they do AFTER it was all over? Act as if nothing happened? Stayed quiet? Retreated into their own world?

I've mentioned that words & phrases matter before. They can change perspective. "Sado-populism" is something that needs to be said more often re: to how our current regime got in power & is ruling our country. "Rotating Villain" is a way to see how Dems make bad decision w/out taking responsibility.

Don't give power to a bad person. Too late, it seems. But we need to take the country back. youtube.com/shorts/00Ato...

On Iran threatening (or some "intelligence" about it?) California. First of all, Iran is not that stupid. I'm sure they are very well AWARE how much Trump, et al HATE CA. So why would they attack it? Rather, isn't it more likely that the Regime wants a "terrorist attack" to gain more power?

There is a reason NOT to give a chance for a horrible human, surrounded by other horrible humans, into a place of great power. This is not a game nor an experiment you can stop at anytime. A lot of people have already been hurt and many more will be, before it ends. IF it ends.

Well. Isn't this great. A bunch of people voted for Trump, who put Musk in charge of DOGE, who was responsible for not only huge data theft, but helped to kill people thru starvation & ruin farm businesses, among other things. Votes matter. It's not a game, and no, both sides are NOT the same.