happy bday English naturalist/writer Richard Jefferies, b.1848. “It is eternity now. I am in the midst of it. It is about me in the sunshine; I am in it as the butterfly in the light-laden air. Nothing has to come; it is now. Now is eternity; now is the immortal life.”

what is so ridiculous about this is the GOP was claiming in last few years that NJ and VA were now purple states. and of course they are ignoring ground they lost in suburban areas and in rural areas.

“Call me a socialist or any blame thing you want to, as long as you grab hold of the other end of the cross-cut saw with me and help slash the big logs of Poverty and Intolerance to pieces.” LOVE THIS!!! 🪵

Perfectly timed post, Matthew! 💙💪

happy bday reformer/journalist Ida Tarbell, b1857 "In walking through the world there is a choice for one to make. ....choose the fair & open path, the path which sound ethics, sound democracy, & the common law prescribe, or choose the secret way by which he can get the better of his fellow man."

on this day in 1930, writer Sinclair Lewis becomes first American to win Nobel Prize in Lit. “Call me a socialist or any blame thing you want to, as long as you grab hold of the other end of the cross-cut saw with me and help slash the big logs of Poverty and Intolerance to pieces.”

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happy bday German writer 1890 – Klabund (Alfred Henschke) b.1890. "Flames catch fire across the land. Couriers ride all through the night. Draped in the colours, drunk with dreams of killing, as if on a hunt. The yellow sandstorms whirl amid the fighting."

on this day in 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross is elected first woman governor in America. today is election day, let's elect women governors in VA and NJ, and vote for democracy, equality and justice for all across America.

happy bday poet C.K. Williams, b.1936, Newark, NJ. “Lost Wax" My love gives me some wax, so for once instead of words I work at something real; I knead until I see emerge a person, a protagonist; but I must overwork my wax, it loses it's resiliency, comes apart in crumbs....

Election day tomorrow for many states especially VA, NJ, NYC and California. let us get out there and vote. we can do this. vote for democracy, justice and equality.

happy bday environmentalist/suffragist Rosalie Edge, b.1877, NYC. "Thousands of people who had within them a yearning toward nature, a deep-seated need to preserve its beauty, had been in very truth asleep. I know, for I was one of them."

happy bday writer William Cullen Bryant, b.1794 “Truth crushed to earth shall rise again.” “The sounds I had heard seemed worthy to mingle with this bright and perfumed atmosphere, and to thrill the beautiful scenery around me.” “Go forth under the open sky, and list to Nature's teachings.”

Matthew, I will always remember those tragic losses you have endured. And when I post this meme I always think of you. For me, as I get older, there are more to add to the list, but first and foremost is my mother who also died too young at 63. She was my best friend and I am now older than she. 😢

On this All Souls Day, let us pause and celebrate the lifes of all those we have lost, and their impact on our lives. For myself, I remember my mom who died too young, for my younger sister who died way too young, and for my daughter who died far too young. You are all in my heart.

happy bday Swedish writer Moa Martinson, b.1890. "The scents of roses and honeysuckles waft around her. She stops, enthralled by the silence and beauty of the summer night. The noise from the day's bustle still lingers in her ears."

happy bday Greek poet Odysseus Elytis, b1911, Nobel Prize in Lit. 1979. “I can become happy with the simplest things the most insignificant.. even the every day ones of every day. It is sufficient for me that weeks have Sundays and I am satisfied that years keep their Christmas for the very end...

Who had Scherzer lasting longer in Game 7 than Ohtani??? Wow.

Bari Weiss, and her GOP supporters, have gone after DEI for years. But isn't Weiss a DEI hire herself? She wasn't hired at CBS because of her experience/competency in broadcasting, she wasn't hired for her strategic tv ability, and she wasn't hired for her years of working in news media.

May your heart be uplifted by the love and grace of all the saints. May their lives of service be a guiding light for us all💫💙💫

that last quote! love living at the center and way too bright for hate fueled gloomy things good morning happy November to you and all

Do you follow Matthew Dowd? He often posts lines from poetry. He posted words by Zoe Atkins this morning that I had not read before. Touched me.

"While love ceaselessly strives toward that which lies at the hidden most center, hatred only perceives the topmost surface." Hermann Broch All of this!!! 👆🏼👇🏼

Fascinating. I am very familiar with Adams’s Yosemite photography and have hiked a lot of miles in the high country there. But I did not appreciate the concepts of zones and lighting until now. Thanks very much.

Uplifting as usual 😊. Today is also my anniversary husband and I have been married 39 years.

So beautifully said. The family that has led me through life with love, truth and compassion are my Saints. I saw sacrifices, kindness and goodness,and Fortitude.These are Saints.They guided me through life, they helped me heal and I will do my best to follow the blueprint of their lives.

Good morning, dear Matthew. Your posts always enlighten, encourage. 🐇🐇🫂💙

Morning, Matthew! Thank you and happy November everyone.

On this All Saints Day, let us remember all those people who have come before us who have shown us the way to hope and love, who did so with courage and decency. Let us celebrate a communion of those saints doing the same today in a world in need of so much more light.

on this day in 1941 "photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography."

happy bday Austrian writer Hermann Broch, b.1886. “...in the intoxication of falling, man was prone to believe himself propelled upward.” “A gift weighed down with obligations is scarcely a gift.” "While love ceaselessly strives toward that which lies at the hidden most center,...

42-million people/kids are gonna go hungry tomorrow and he’s bragging about his bathroom renovation. He…does…not…give…a…shit…about…us…

You need not defend yourself against someone with no bio. We know who you are. We know you're standing and fighting for democracy, for US.💙

Happy Halloween!

Two new polls out today for NYC mayor (including a Fox News poll) and both polls show Mamdani up 16 points. He is ahead on every major issue including crime. And in two way race with just Cuomo he beats him soundly. Let's do this NYC voters.

Happy Halloween!🎃 One of my favorites too. My brother was born on Mischief Night and my grandfather's birthday was Halloween.

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion-- I have shuddered at it, I shudder no more. I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that. I could die for you. My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet. John Keats

Oh and, don’t forget the rules for candy exchange 🤭 youtu.be/wGdYhmFH-DQ?...

Good morning and happy Halloween, Matthew. 🎃🍂🧡

happy birthday English poet John Keats, b.1795, died too young at 25. "Love is my religion - I could die for it" “Touch has a memory.” “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” “My imagination is a monastery, and I am its monk”

happy halloween! one of my favorite holidays and time of year. i remember growing up as one of 11 kids in Michigan, apple cider, cider mill doughnuts, running home from school, dressing up, cool weather, pumpkins carved, scary costumes, grabbing old pillowcase for trick or treating.

GOP: I can't believe Dems are trying to stop us from taking away your healthcare. Just for that, no food for you.

Folks the short answer to why government is shut down: GOP holds White House, House, and Senate; refuses to compromise; does Trump's bidding; and doesn't care about the damage to our country or people's lives. End of story.

"Nature is the greatest source of inspiration; it is the ultimate artist." ~Alfred Sisley 👇🏼👆🏼

RIP writer Ella Wheeler Wilcox, died today 1919. “Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes.” “To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.” “A weed is but an unloved flower.”

happy bday writer Zoe Akins, b.1886, Humansville, MO "I am the wind that wavers, You are the certain land; I am the shadow that passes Over the sand. I am the leaf that quivers, You, the unshaken tree; You are the stars that are steadfast, I am the sea."

happy bday French artist Alfred Sisley, b.1839, one of the founders of French Impressionism. "The beauty of nature inspires me to paint every day." "Nature is the greatest source of inspiration; it is the ultimate artist." "Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love."