This is why local media is so important. The Morning Call - along with the Pottstown Mercury & the Reading Eagle, the 3 small papers where I grew up - are all owned now by Alden Capital. And even after being half-gutted by a hedge fund, what's left is *there*, on the ground & talking with families.

Kristi Noem less than a month ago: "There is no scenario where Abrego Garcia will be in the United States again." (No matter what happens, bringing him back to the US is a climbdown for the administration)

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To everyone marching tomorrow: be safe, be loud, and know you’re not alone. Every voice raised, every step taken matters. We see you. We stand with you. And we will persist. #FreeSpeechIsNotACrime #SayGay #SilenceEqualsViolence #WeThePeople #MarchOn #Solidarity #Persist #SpeakOutShirts

Thank you to the Democrats that held strong and voted against Donald Trump's budget. And my harshest condemnation to Chuck Schumer, John Fetterman, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maggie Hassan, Gary Peters, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jean Shaheen, Brian Schatz, & Dick Durbin for selling us out.

One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ? They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses. That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue. The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff

New Ad: The markets are as unstable as Trump is.

Happy International Women’s Day!

We miss your goodness and your leadership in the White House, Joe.

Happy #internationalwomensday !!! Don't let the patriarchy get you down. We outchea!

Demi Moore losing to Mikey Madison should be a post-credits scene to The Substance.

Everything about this screams “Flawed DNA.”

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Mike Myers, Canadian legend, on SNL tonight.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

The link below is the “Tip Portal” to report any DEI in Public Schools. 🤬 You know what to do. ✊💙💪 enddei.ed.gov?fbclid=IwY2x...

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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source. Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

@lukelukeluke.bsky.social I am just a beginner and this is a kit I got for Christmas, but I was looking for someone to share this with! 😃 My first harvest! #GoldenOyster

Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

Mexico threatens to sue Google over 'Gulf of Mexico' name change: Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to sue Google on Thursday over its decision to update its maps platform to reflect President Trump’s decision to rename the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum argued at…

Washington, D.C. yesterday. "Shut down the Senate, Shut down the Senate." Chanted for hours. More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E

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Congratulations David Hogg on your DNC Vice Chair win! So happy and proud! 🥹 I know you will continue to do amazing things for this country! @davidhogg.bsky.social youtu.be/yCxkpGtIkZY?...

The universe speaks in mysterious ways.

Dear Leaders of the Free World, Fight him at every turn. Make his life miserable. Expose his ignorance and sociopathy. Oppose and condemn and marginalize him. The decent people of this nation are not with him. We stand with you. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.

Mood.

from today's post — go read the whole thing. link is here: bit.ly/4h7i06Z

Trump's executive order to stop federal grant funding—trillions of dollars of taxpayer money—is a 5-alarm fire for our government and for millions of Americans’ lives. Call your representatives and urge them to fight back. Script attached. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Please share!

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Because they were taking your jobs…

Does the new deal w Colombia address this at all ?

The artist, David Cohen is an Asheville-based artist/musician and resident of over forty years. His cartoon work spans various subjects ranging from local issues based in Asheville to more national political events and even to one-off, word-play-oriented jokes. ❤️ Give credit to artists when you can.

The Department of Justice has just DELETED its four-year-old webpage on the US Capitol riot investigations.

After Trump ordered the US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, Bloomberg Philanthropies and other U.S. climate funders announced that they will “ensure the United States meets its global climate obligations.” www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

HELL YEAH! Congressman Jim McGovern TORE Speaker Mike Johnson a new for saying it wasn’t “his place” to question Trump’s January 6 pardon. “Not your place?? WHO THE HELL’S PLACE IS IT?” He said. “How about you stand with the officers who protected you and not a reality show wannabe dictator.” 💙

So glad she’s not apologizing to the Orange Menace. I made a shirt in her honor today. 💙 #MariannBudde #ReverendMariannBudde #FightforWomen #ProtectLGBTQ #FuckTrump time.com/7209222/bish...

“ooooweeee, look what that money make a bitch do”

Look what arrived! You can pre-order at ChastenWrites.com “Papa’s Coming Home” debuts May 20th, just in time for Father’s Day.