The least among us are the canary in the coal mine. Matthew 19:14 resonates because, how we as society treat the most vulnerable among us speaks of our character as a people. "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

Rising to the moment.

Charlotte says it better than me. May their memories be a blessing.

I'm reminded of the photo by Rachel Posner of a menorah in her window with a Nazi swastika in the background. www.yadvashem.org/artifacts/mu...

Tikkun Olam תיקון עולם

Courage.

I hate that @donmoyn.bsky.social is correct.

Providence is my hometown, and Thayer Street is closely tied to my childhood. My heart goes out to everyone affected.

"I grow old ... I grow old ... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - T. S. Eliot

AAP is not changing its recommendations in response to the CDC vaccine panel; they diverged on covid shots as well

Remigration is a racist term. There. That's it. I want to be on record.

Click through and read the assignment feedback, which was constructive, kind, and frankly very gentle. Suspending the instructor over this is a deranged overreaction in support of a clearly bad faith student, and the university choosing this action is once again another stain on higher education.

We're past Thanksgiving - so we can do this now. Happy Holidays!

Scouting was a huge part of my young adulthood. I can only imagine how this change will affect US military children of Scouting age who will lose opportunities or stability they’ve relied on.

I'm certain there are legitimate militaries in other Nations operating on less money than ICE - and with significantly stricter fitness requirements.

Good.

I was only 30 something when I helmed The Enterprise.

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

"I can say this plainly: Such a move betrays a profound misunderstanding of how secrecy, accountability, and trust work inside the U.S. military." ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social on Hegseth's NDA demand: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-milita...

FACTS about SNAP: -35% to white people (largest share) -90% to people born in 🇺🇸 -86% to households with kids -70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)

This story is insane. A man who posted a meme of Trump saying “we have to get over it” in a discussion about the CK shooting has been in jail for 2 months with a $2M bond. Meanwhile, the man who actually threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries is out on bail.

I served in the military for over 24 years. It's wild that we didn't have any kind of non-NDA classification system during that time. How did we manage to function?

Maybe they should watch Russell Crowe’s new Nuremberg movie when it comes out next week. Just some helpful advice.

1. There is no evidence that Venezuela produces fentanyl. 2. The UN drug office says it is not a cocaine-producing country. 3. Most illegal drugs come here in container ships, not small boats with outboard motors. 4. The admin has produced no evidence to justify these extra-judicial killings.

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families? Now you know.

Trying to understand the United States better, so I’m watching Canadian Bacon (1995).

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

It appears he cosplayed as an SS-Major, indicating he is a major ass in more ways than one.

Never pass up a Steve Martin Banjo session

A cartoon by Asher Perlman. #NewYorkerCartoons See more cartoons from this week’s issue: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pEDcks

My feelings, exactly.

kinda sad

no kangs

Agents snatching up a young protester off the floe today. Resist! Flippers up!

Solidarity is the only way

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.) Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear. But… no “kids”!

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you. Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide. So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

"As we dig into the past, we see patterns that never entirely foreshadow the present but that give us ideas about how people in the past have dealt with circumstances that look similar to circumstances today." -Heather Cox Richardson

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Chiles v. Salazar: Click through to learn what that could mean for folks in Minnesota and North Dakota. For LGBTQ+ youth and families who've faced conversion therapy, we know this is heavy. You are seen, you are supported, and your safety matters.

Rewatching Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), directed by Michael Radford and starring John Hurt and Richard Burton — for no particular reason at all. 👀 "Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows." - George Orwell, 1984

“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”

The commissary? Really? www.expressnews.com/business/art...

I mean come the hell on… The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address “giftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for “like a sword or something,” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

“Are too””

"That was the whole point of the event. It had nothing to do with improving our national security and military readiness. It was a role-play session for undeserving straight, white guys who could never hack it and resent those who could."

Veterans assail Pete Hegseth’s ‘clueless, self-aggrandizing’ leadership after remarks to military officials