Saturday night supper…vegan baked beans, coleslaw, and surprisingly yummy #vegan biscuits (no shortening, applesauce instead) shaneandsimple.com/best-vegan-b...

Remembering Claudette Colvin... www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

A whole lot of e-mail scams lately. #Authors beware. (Judy Blume did NOT want to be my writing buddy and those book clubs 🙄). authorsguild.org/bulletin/ris...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent." But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

Carrot cake pancakes…yum…#vegan shaneandsimple.com/vegan-carrot...

New York Is Investigating the Death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam ...

The Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation is offering writers residency programs...one for K-12 teachers and another for #Maine residents. Details here: stkfoundation.org/writers-resi...

The Constitution is clear: Congress decides on war. When a president uses military force without authorization and Congress stays silent, they are abandoning their role as a co equal branch of government. War is the most serious power our government has. Shame on the U.S. Senate today.

Great story… #pickleball at the #Maine State Prison… www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

BREAKING: A “credible whistleblower” has revealed FBI forensic experts were ordered to “stand down” from processing the scene of Renee Good’s murder — because Kash Patel did not want Good “referenced as a ‘victim.’” Source: Senate Judiciary Democrats

DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled: Voters as “Votors” Emergency as "Emeregency" United States as "United Staes" And, it included a non-party in the caption. These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

5 out of 5 stars for MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman... www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Graham Platner's Rise in #Maine Senate race... www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

SNL ALWAYS UNDERSTANDS THE ASSIGNMENT‼️

The federal government stopped New Mexico in 2019 from continuing to investigate Jeffrey Epstein and his Zorro Ranch. Today, its legislators and its Attorney General are seeking the truth.

A small group of doctors who were compensated lavishly by Jeffrey Epstein gave VIP medical services to the sex offender and the young women around him. Some of them bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession, The New York Times found.

Two things can be true at once. Trump, neocons, war hawks, pro Israel lobby and Christian nationalists want their regime change in Iran. And Trump wants to distract from the fact he allegedly raped girls with Epstein and has a failed Presidency and GOP are posed to lose big in the elections.

Running list of lawmakers opposed to the US and Israel's illegal war with Iran. If your elected official isn't on this list, make note, and primary the F out of them. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

NEW: Trump launches a "massive" war on Iran—with no apparent plans for what comes next. This is what Bush and Cheney did with Iraq two decades ago. It's deja vu all over again. As the missiles fly, I look back at what that dangerous folly can tell us about this one.

The Fairmont Hotel in Dubai has been bombed. Iran is now bombing Dubai Reporting is that Trump administration was not prepared and unresponsive to Iran bombing multiple US targets within multiple countries

Im no fan of Iran (an awful regime ruling over mainly lovely people) but it is less of a threat to world peace right now than the United States and Israel.

The United States along with Israel have attacked Iran… www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/l...

The United States and Israel launched a joint strike against Iran, an act of war without Congressional approval. This is a crime against the American people. Trump is working with a genocidal regime to start another bloody war in the Middle East. Congress must vote to block further strikes now

“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”…Neil Sedaka has passed at the age of 86… m.youtube.com/watch?v=A-h4...

Every day, Americans are fighting back. Every day, trump's fascism is LOSING. States all over America are rejecting these concentration camp monstrosities, taking back our country one court case win at a time. This isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. But celebrate EVERY win we get.🙏💪

A legally blind, 65 yr-old woman: has unintentionally lost 28 pounds because she can't afford food under Trump. "The end is coming near. Under Joe Biden I received $80 SNAP per month & was able to put away $100 per month for food. Trump took that away from me." #sheshed

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Trump says he wants FEMA to get out of the business of preparing for natural disasters. His administration secretly dismantled a program that helped regular people do that.

The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes. $9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….

Comfort suppah…Pasta Alla Napolitana… #vegan monkeyandmekitchenadventures.com/pasta-alla-n...

If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money. They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.

The UAE secretly paid Trump $187 million. Money in his pocket personally. And then Trump overrode decades of national security objections to selling Nvidia chips to UAE because we feared UAE would send the chips to China. Corruption has consequences.

The US is on the brink of yet another Forever War in the Middle East – this time a war with Iran. Iran poses no imminent threat to the US, meaning a war against Iran would be a war of choice. #TrumpsStateOfDelusion Take Action! Demand No War with Iran: blockiranwar.com

Politico writes about Graham Platner, the progressive oyster fisherman and Democratic candidate for the Maine Senate race. This race is ranked Toss-Up by Cook Political Report. @grahamformaine.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

STOP THE SAVE ACT (Updated) My new piece is up with lots of info about the SAVE America Act - the version of the SAVE Act that passed the House and is before the Senate this week. This is a MUST READ and then ACT. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

EVERYONE in the #Epsteinfiles needs to be revealed. It's not just Repubs, but Dems as well--too many beholden to & in bed w/ the rich & powerful. We need to know who we can trust be4 the next election. It needs to topple down so we can begin the hard work of building back better for WE THE PEOPLE.

Be aware of which political party wants the American people to vote and will protect our collective right to do so…and which political party wants to restrict that right so that they may remain in power indefinitely. The difference could not be clearer than at the present moment.

Ossoff: "There are some folks who are doomscrolling in the fetal position. Every day there is a new outrage. It's easy I know to fear that maybe we could lose our republic. I think what John Lewis would tell us is it's up to us. We have the power to right the ship. Nobody is gonna do it for us."

Quick, easy supper after watching US Women’s Olympic Hockey Gold Medal game…fajitas…and add-ons… #vegan, except hubs added feta cheese to his

Well color me shocked! Convicted Felon Donald Trump lackeys voted as he wanted them to. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Collins has voted with Trump 96% of the time — the same rate as Mitch McConnell and two points above conservative Rand Paul. This is hardly the profile of someone looking to chart her own path. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...

Found mine!

OMG! So yummy…creamy tahini chocolate shake…can be breakfast, lunch for me today with a WellBean bar, dessert, snack 😋 #vegan shaneandsimple.com/creamy-choco...

BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.

and they won’t be happy about the SAVE Act, especially when they find out it makes it particularly difficult for older married women to vote.

In case our Senator Susan Collins missed Maine’s election results back in November, here’s a handy link. Maine voters don’t support restrictions on voting, www.maine.gov/sos/election...

It’s been an emotional morning. Jesse Jackson died today. This poem he recited to these children on Sesame Street in 1973 was what America was striving towards. We can get there again. We are all somebody. #JesseJackson #ProudBlue

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, leader of Civil Rights Movement for decades, dies at 84 #JesseJackson