Quoth the late Charlie Kirk: “I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment.”

Saddened by this political assassination. But horrified as I discover the ideas, previously unknown to me, of this terrible person. And why this blanket media coverage just now, after the muted response to the Minnesota killings?

Children will be taught the meaning of works like Putz, Schmuck, Momser, and Schmendrick. bsky.app/profile/asht...

Hands Off! protesters in a small New England town on the New Hampshire border. Amesbury, MA., April 5, 2025

"Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service." -- Claude Malhuret, centrist French senator

There are 3 types of people since Oct 7th. Those who condemn only the killing of Israeli kids. Those who condemn only the killing of Palestinian kids. And those of us who condemn the killing of both. Don’t be in the first 2 groups - the 1st one dominates our politics & media.

German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

Make President’s Day, Monday Feb 17, a National Day of Protest Against The MuskTakeover

Tesla is not doing so well in France, according to Le Monde.

Brueghel’s painting of the new administration has really stood the test of time

Is this injunction against Musk enforceable ? By whom? Won’t the Muskrats just keep on doing crime?

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

Ruth Marcus, as I have read her over the years, is no flaming leftie revolutionary. So what she writes today is all the more telling www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Today’s front page of the largest newspaper in Quebec, Canada and they nailed it 🤣🎯

So how is Fox reporting the Musk takeover/coup? Are they reporting it?

It's a coup d'état. Why is in not being reported as such? "Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system The access — granted by Scott Bessent, Trump’s newly confirmed treasury secretary — comes after the ousting of the agency’s top career official."

Donald Trump and his Administration are preventing agencies from observing Black History Month. Now more than ever we need to celebrate Black Americans and recognize the importance of this month. Happy Black History Month!

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

Let's all say it out loud. These people are fascists & this is a fascist take-over of the United States. You can couch your words more carefully, but the speed and ferocity of what is happening now is part-and-parcel of a coup. The GOP in Congress has surrendered. The Dems are out of their depth. 1/

"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper.

Just bad optics

The Resistance is strong! #Resist

THIS!!! MORE. OF. THIS. www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell

Me, realizing we're only on Day 3.

To help folks out, I made this handy identifier:

Who else has noticed the unspeakable, nausea inducing statement by the Washington Post editorial board?

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” - Dr. Martin Luther King

Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...

A poem for reflection, 01/20/24: "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes. poets.org/poem/let-ame...

"The Charlatans," by Boissieu, circa 1772. Any similarity to real life is intended.

The massacre at Charlie Hedo in Paris took place ten years ago.

James Carville: It Was, It Is and It Forever Shall Be the Economy, Stupid www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...

Happy New Year 2025!

Solstice 2024. May the light grow, and grow.

This turned up in my archive from nine years ago. So what else is new?

Whatever happens, Trump cannot cancel the moon and the sea. Photo: Salisbury MA., 10//2023