“You should not be afraid of someone who has a library and reads many books; you should fear someone who has only one book; and he considers it sacred, but he has never read it.” — Anonymous

I dunno, but it seems like the entire country standing in hours-long lines for toilet paper like we were a sad beaten down bunch of gray lumpen Soviet proles during Trump's first Administration might have been a big fucking clue not to let him into office again.

When fascism came to America, no one loved the flavor of one piece of dry chicken and raw broccoli in a corn tortilla more than those who voted in white hot fury over the price of eggs.

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

When Fascism came to America, no one crawled on their bellies and kissed the boot more willingly than those who once defiantly shouted "Don't Tread On Me!"

“The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Strength to Love” (1963)

Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. -Martin Luther King Jr.

Scott Adam’s died the way he lived: As a cancer.

Oh, I definitely will remember…

“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” — Kurt Vonnegut

People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. -Haruki Murakami, writer (b. 12 Jan 1949)

A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march

Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it

The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.

“If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power.” — Carl Sagan

If the executive branch can unilaterally cut off federal funding to specific states the union has already been dissolved.

Art: Dennis Goris

Look, I don't think it would be wise to protest ICE with a sign that reads WE'RE ALL SORRY ABOUT WHATEVER WENT WRONG WITH YOUR PENIS given how they seem to be violent, reckless assholes who will lash out at you because they desperately need to prove to themselves they're still Real Men.

Trump supporters

ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink. Two Americas.

Danmark ändrar Grönlands namn till Epstein Island så att Trump ska sluta prata om det.

If we need protection from our own government, the social contract has been cancelled.

and just like that, i became a one-issue voter

We are typically very humble. But.. we did warn Americans that stuff like this happens when your History Channel replaces the Germany 1933-1939 Documentaries with Ice Road Truckers

Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors. -Lewis H. Lapham, editor and writer (8 Jan 1935-2024)

I agree. Leaf her alone.

Now, justice on the doers!

Because he's a fucking arsehole.

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers. -Charles Peguy, poet and essayist (7 Jan 1873-1914)

“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” — Leo Tolstoy

Time for our leadership class to wake the fuck up and stop thinking they can grease their way through this shit with flattery and banquets.

Stephen Miller sounds hysterical and shrill. Maybe he’s PMSing. Too emotional to lead. He should stick to knitting.

Today is the 5th anniversary of Donald Trump getting Ashli Babbitt killed with his lies.

Is there a way to donate to the Dutch Resistance in advance? They did some good work in WWII.

"America is an oil company with an army." —George Carlin

“When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.” — Isaac Asimov

The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is. It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace. It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon. -Konrad Adenauer, statesman (5 Jan 1876-1967)

Remember, every day is filled with the promise and possibility that it will be his last day on Earth.

Shout out to all y'all who already gave up on your resolutions. You'll rock that shit next time and whatnot.

Shout out to all the dogs out there trying missionary position. You are seen and appreciated.

Not enough has been written about Schrödinger’s assistant, Otto.

Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints

Republicans will do nothing to stop Trump. Hoping for it is not going to help. It is simply not going to happen.

it's time to play America's favorite new game, 'what the fuck am I waking up to now'

I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.

Hard to imagine a better illustration of this Administration's Mad Emperor incoherence than invading a country to arrest a President for drug trafficking weeks after we pardoned a President for trafficking.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty