Hegseth reminds us all that true leadership isn’t a title and respect isn’t guaranteed. It has to be earned. And what he’s demonstrating is the opposite of leadership. It’s an adolescent’s view of masculinity.

Science under Trump: -Tylenol causes autism. - Bleach cures Covid. -If you don’t measure something, it doesn’t exist. -Good stuff is huge, bad stuff is Biden’s fault.

CK-not a hero. He said many hurtful, problematic, hateful things. That doesn’t change because he was murdered. Still not a hero. And neither is EK.

Think about every despicable comment Homan made — calling refugees and immigrants “criminals.” $50k bribe - hmmm — hypocrite!

I’m old enough to remember the First Amendment.

Yes. And pogroms in Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s against Jewish people were similar in that they were collective punishment against a group of people that originated from dehumanizing conspiracy theories and myths.

Preparing for #RoshHashana - the shofar is intended as a wake up call- to get us to act. Seems particularly appropriate this year.

In every aspect, this admin is making things worse—health, safety, economy, human rights, human decency…we need a massive course correction.

This honorable rep in #Connecticut simply told community members to look out for each other which made him a target. ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/c...

Hammonasset Beach State Park Madison, #Connecticut 7/15/25 thought it was going to rain, but it was dry all day! No rain, no heavy winds. A nice day.

The “I alone can fix it guy” is breaking everything.

The remake of the Lion King is darker than the original.

#Hartford #Connecticut

Perplexity gets it.

They gut education because they want us to be uneducated. They cut weather prediction, air traffic safety measures, medical research, vaccines, nonprofit funding, Medicaid, SNAP while making everything more expensive with tariffs and uncertainty. From here, it looks like they want us all dead.

I’m praying for our leaders —- to change from their evil ways.

“Democracy isn’t lost in a single blow. It’s bled out, institution by institution, precedent by precedent, until only some are free and others vanish into silence.” forward.com/opinion/7341...

Politicians should forget the phrase “this is not who we are” and start figuring out ways to lead us toward something better.

America has never reached its ideals. This year we’re a little further away from a perfect union than we were last year. Today, celebrate the goal and be in community with people who share our values. We may get back on track if we stay together.

The wealthiest will find new ways to buy influence and protect their increased portfolios. The poorest will lose safety nets which will result in needless suffering, death and increased crime. Now we get to live in Trump’s Dystopia.

Are the independents and non maga republicans who voted for this mess understanding the damage they’ve done yet, or are they still oblivious?

I know there were people who asked “how much harm can one man do?” We knew the answer and that’s why we have been outraged by a Trump second term. The world is a mess — great forces of evil are at play. We need a reset soon.

The penalty/consequence of unilaterally starting a war with another country without congressional approval should be that the individual responsible should be stripped of any powers and exiled to live in that country.

Watch the #NoKings debrief on YouTube now. www.youtube.com/live/17ydIe7...

watching the Indivisible #NoKings debrief on YouTube

I’ll say it again — millions of people coming out into the streets at the same time to protest the actions of the government should be the main story days! The Boston Tea Party was smaller and we’re still talking about it.

When ABC ThisWeek finally covered the topic, the huge peaceful protests across the country was glossed over in favor of showing Trump’s pathetic parade and the unrest in California. This skipped the real story of pushback and hope.

ThisWeek on ABC: the entire show today should be about the people rising up and speaking out against fascism. The media is failing us again.

Propaganda from Fox News - lying by omission- incorrectly claiming that Trump’s parade was massive while ignoring the actually massive No Kings protests.

I’m feeling inspired by all of the peaceful #NoKings protests happening today EVERYWHERE.

Can’t @msnbc.com defer extensive reporting on the shooting suspect and give the protests full coverage for today? Flip the boxes — make the protests the main story and run updates on the shooter in the corner-not the other way around.

Hartford Connecticut!

The vibe in #Hartford #Connecticut today at the #NoKings protest was pro-democracy and hopeful. Lots of people standing up for others. Huge crowd. Now, watching massive turnouts in other cities. Amazing! A ray of hope despite rainy weather. #Indivisible #IndivisibleCT

Under Kamala’s administration, the stock market would be soaring and we’d be getting ready to have a fabulous July 4th celebration. None of this other nonsense would be in our consciousness.

On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.

1/ I asked chatgpt for a Dr Seuss style story for the No Kings protest. What it produced is pretty good: 🎩 No Kings! A Seussian Protest Tale 🎩 ⸻ In a land where the people all shouted “We vote!” One man puffed up like a gold-plated goat.

Every single person who enters Trump’s inner orbit eventually gets burned. Why do people continue to support him?

Every crisis since January has been manufactured by the current administration - tariffs, ICE raids, military on US streets, economic uncertainty, planes falling from the sky, federal departments decimated. All could have avoided.

This week of news has felt like 5 years.

Future footage of upcoming Saturday in DC.

Put this on a billboard.

Senators are ELECTED to be a VOICE for their constituents. What happens when that voice is stifled, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed like Senator Padilla was? We have a democracy, but we can lose that democracy. I took to the Senate floor to speak out—I hope you'll join me.

If you could travel back in time to mid 2015, what would you do to stop the assault on our democracy that’s happening now?

Double.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

When Trump cuts off FEMA aid, does he also plan to stop supplying disaster sites with one roll of paper towels like he tossed at people in Puerto Rico?

Attorney General William Tong of Connecticut says his state supports California. All eyes should be on California right now with Trump’s unlawful, unwarranted, and incendiary abuse use of the National Guard and potentially other federal troops against our own citizens on American soil.

Question the press should ask…Mr. President, did it hurt when you broke from reality?

“I was just following orders” was not seen as a legitimate defense during the Nuremberg trials. I wish people would learn from history.