"What don't die can't live. What don't live can't change. What don't change can't learn." ~Terry Pratchett's Lords and Ladies Words of wisdom from the last book of 2025 / first book of 2026.

Big Fan of France24. Important watch. youtube.com/post/UgkxMac...

Donald Trump will gladly get our Military members killed just to distract from his sexual assaults and pedophilia. Are we great, yet, America?

Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?

Totally. 💔

Beautiful sunset tonight. ❤️

Beautifully textured cloudy blue gray sky on my way home today.

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." ~G. K. Chesterton, 1917

"Belief is one of the most powerful organic forces in the multiverse. It may not be able to move mountains, exactly. But it can create someone who can." ~Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man

Credit grabber: A common term for someone who takes credit for the work or achievements of others without acknowledgment.

Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone. Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work. Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.

Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly— I hope midterms are a referendum

A reminder of the before times and a warning we should have taken more seriously 🤦

NCDHHS can’t put health care costs on a credit card. The longer the General Assembly refuses to fund our Medicaid program, the more they erode our health care system. They need to do their jobs.

Because we also need some moments of joy.. here's a picture of my daughter's slightly spoiled dog. She just got tucked in, given a good night kiss, and told to go to sleep. 😆

BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...

This is an important point.

Aurora beauty all the way down in NC last night. 1/4

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

Thinking of my dad this Veterans Day. Honoring those who have served and are serving and wishing for the day wars end.

Americans deserve better than the eight Democratic Senators who voted on a promise, without a guarantee, to protect the Affordable Care Act.

The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.

Hope voters in these states remember and vote. Hoping NC can get Cooper elected next year!

I hope Dems DO NOT cave!

100% - just because a candidate is a Dem doesn't mean they are progressive. We need the best and brightest with new ideas and new energy!

Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.

No health care, no deal.

True Story...

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Trump tries to build a fake wall of inevitability around everything he does. Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.

For millions of Americans, today will bring the chance to be heard. If there's an election where you live, then you get to send a message on the policies and leadership you believe in - and begin changing the trajectory of this country.

If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.

I am grateful we live in an age where these instances can be recorded. At some point (soon) I hope people are held accountable for their actions.

Always glad to see people speaking out.

Here's what's going right in the world 🐋🇰🇪🥜🛞

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered, but we have this consolation: The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph." —Tom Paine

We had over 500 people at the No Kings Rally in Spindale NC. There are larger protests around us but I think it's so important for our small town neighbors to see us out there on our own streets. We left behind some positivity too. Pics of the turnout in the replies.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours. Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

Let’s get biblical, biblical…

In partnership with all 99 of North Carolina’s acute care hospitals, I am proud to announce the North Carolina Debt Relief Program has erased more than $6.5 billion of medical debt for 2.5 million North Carolinians over the past year.

To finish out the week of #ireadbannedbooks - This book should be required reading for every high school student. Understanding the first person accounts of those who have experienced atrocities is critical. Elie's story of survival is heart wrenching 💔.

Alright, here's your Saturday edition of #ireadbannedbooks another one that also had a great movie adaptation.

Super cool evening spent watching Ben Folds and the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. Amazing talents, fun crowd interaction, and some compelling words to make art, use your voice, and cultivate your creativity.

“I wanted to take a stand on it and try to put up a barrier from it happening to other librarians. I thought, ‘If I don’t do this thing, it’s just going to keep happening.’” - Terri Lesley www.cbsnews.com/news/wyoming...

In Friday's edition of #ireadbannedbooks - I present The Outsiders... this was on an optional reading list back when I was in high school and my youngest chose it for summer reading in her middle school years. If you don't know the author's own story, it's fascinating too.

Another great book. This was assigned as a middle school summer reading option for my girls. Glad there were and are still teachers who want students to read thought provoking materials. #ireadbannedbooks