Trump was pressed on why the files have not been released and told a reporter to be quiet.” [email protected]

Midterm election slogan for congressional incumbents: “Hurting ordinary people every day.”

The people of our nation knew this would happen, but no one in power cared: BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A fatigue crack in the Keystone Pipeline led to an oil spill in North Dakota earlier this year that released thousands of barrels of oil onto farmland, according to the pipeline operator.

“To an American politician, an approval rating of 70% is the stuff of fantasies. It’s reality, however, for Mexico’s first female (and Jewish) president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who recently completed her first year in office.” Her formula? Pulling people out of poverty and reducing violence.

You may seem trump is silent since the Epstein disclosures yesterday. Odds are he’s been on the phone for hours with Putin trying to figure out which dangerous distraction will best serve him.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. - Audre Lorde

“Accepting nothing but a pinky promise from Republicans isn’t a compromise — it’s capitulation,” Casar said in a post on X. “Millions of families would pay the price.” Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota posted that “if people believe this is a ‘deal,’ I have a bridge to sell you.” -AP

Only the devil would ask for food aid to hungry families be blocked👿

Dumbfounded that people do not understand the difference between socialism and communism.

Obama said, “he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the Rose Garden so folks don’t get mud on their shoes, and gold-plating the Oval Office and building a $300 million ballroom. So Virginia, here’s the good news. If you can’t visit a doctor, don’t worry, he will save you a dance.”

Happy birthday, Walter Cronkite. We sure could use a reporter like you right about now.

@bulldogliberal.bsky.social what is the MSM? Thx

“@Amazon: You say you care about customers and communities, but you’re listed as a donor to the Trump White House ballroom project. What are you doing to earn public trust? #TransparencyNow #CenteredAmerica”

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. “Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is casting much of the blame for rising health premiums on her own party, arguing Republicans should have reformed the Affordable Care Act, and its expiring tax credits, sooner.” The Hill

“…the ballroom editorial was one of three that the (Washington)Post had written in the previous two weeks on a matter in which Bezos had a financial or corporate interest without noting his personal stakes. “ AP

Today’s WTF “ICE faces outrage after reports of a new private bounty-hunter initiative offering monetary performance bonuses for locating undocumented immigrants.” Centeredamerica.com Welcome to Make America Mercenary.

Aztecs believed death was a natural part of the life cycle…celebration for those who have passed, spanning back 3,000 years…Día de los Muertos supplants the notion that death should be taboo, replacing it with… death is a part of the cycle of life…a celebration of life itself. Latina.com

Centered America perfect photos of S. Miller

WTF of the day, so far…re Venezuela “Democrats were excluded from intelligence briefings, sparking outrage and calls for an emergency session on War Powers violations.” Centeredamerica.com

“Today, a wider variety of symptoms are included in the diagnostic definition of autism spectrum disorder than when autism was first introduced as a mental health condition in 1980.” theconversation.com/how-autism-r...

“Trump ordered ICE agents to pick crops left unharvested by deported immigrants. “I didn’t sign up for this,” complained an exhausted ICE officer, struggling to breathe through his mask as he picked tomatoes” The Borowitz Report

The richest 1% of people on Earth own more wealth than 95% of people combined, according to Oxfam

Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-D) publicly challenged CNN’s Jake Tapper during an interview, accusing him of using Republican framing in his questions.The exchange drew attention online as Stansbury criticized the repetition of partisan talking points in mainstream coverage. -Centered America

I stood upon a high place, And saw, below, many devils Running, leaping, And carousing in sin. One looked up, grinning, And said, "Comrade! Brother!"- Stephen Crane Thanks to Sean Singer

acetaminophen-autism “For example, crime and ice cream consumption tend to move together, but one is presumably not causing the other. Eating ice cream and crime both tend to increase in the summer, with time off school or heat being the underlying potential common causes.” Statnews.com

“We are being asked to create a new culture in which it would be normal “for a political party to select new voters, not once a decade — but any time it fears the consequences of an approaching election,” (IN) state Sen. Spencer Deery, a Republican, said in a statement in August. “ -AP

“Imagine President Barack Obama responding to the March for Life rallygoers by framing them all as anti-abortion “radical” extremists and terrorist “lunatics,” and then deploying the National Guard to protect federally fundedfacilities offering abortion services in Republican-led states.” Isaac Saul

Being hit over the head with a metaphor can hurt, it seems like “game over.” Trying not to weep “James Hoban designed the President’s residence in 1792 has honored the Tuscan order, the structure’s expression of democratic simplicity and classical dignity. “ WP

Could he have created a more damning symbology? Tearing down the house.

Authoritarianism: it’s not just for breakfast anymore.

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) wrote, “George Santos didn’t merely lie — he stole millions, defrauded an election, and his crimes (for which he pled guilty) warrant more than a three-month sentence.”

More delusional every day. Yes, lots of beautiful black women in Chicago (start with the truth and they’re more likely to believe the lie, simple psychology) wearing maga hats. Is anyone falling for this?

@bennyjohnson - The spectacle of a Spanish-speaking rapper performing during the most-watched sporting event on American TV is a direct rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to paper over the country’s diversity. Pretty sure Benny meant to say white wash ▫️🫧🔖

Short on exercise? Exercise your 1st amendment muscles. Use your voice.

Seda Saluk, University of Michigan “Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state − an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.”

13 Chicago police officers were exposed to tear gas. Illinois Go. JB Pritzker on Tuesday called federal agents’ treatment of protesters “abominable,” saying they’ve been hit with tear gas, pepper pellets and rubber bullets “just when they’re holding signs and expressing themselves.”

Happy National Mushroom Day especially to all you mycologists out there.🍄🍄‍🟫

Pentagon Press Association said in a statement on Monday. “There is no need or justification, however, for it to require reporters to affirm their understanding of vague, likely unconstitutional policies as a precondition to reporting from Pentagon facilities”

Peruvian lawmakers voted 122–8 early Friday to remove President Dina Boluarte from office. Wow, easy peasy. One can always dream.

Ordinary citizens, concerned about their neighbors, are being called left wing radicals, so the not-my-president can apply the insurrection act.

In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings − and for being skeptical Matthew Redmond, Université de Lille ‘In America, the law is king!’ ‘No King! No Tyranny!’ For a skeptical Thomas Paine, every day was ‘No Kings Day.’- theconversation.com

The Justice department has been dismantled. It should be renamed the Revenge department.

Yesterday, President Donald Trump said that he was in talks with Democratic lawmakers on health care, adding that he would like to make a deal. In response, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he had not spoken to Trump. [email protected]

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make”-Jane Goodall

Words matter. Protests are NOT riots but a constitutionally protected right, along with state sovereignty.