#USDemocracy Erin Wax believes that Alcoholics Anonymous can inspire left-wing movements, such as by helping people: • recover from capitalistic indulgence, • build trust with people joining the left, • create constructive ways to hold disagreements, and • remain nonreactive during conflict.

412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

Hopefully the whole Bari Weiss thing and Ezra Klein thing starts waking people up to the fact that corporate media is mostly populated with mediocre people who have made millions and gained unbelievable influence because they threaten nothing and tell wealthy people exactly what they want to hear.

The answer to that is empathy and compassion.

In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the "memory hole" is a small chute leading to a large incinerator used for censorship. The Treasury deleted this statement from its website:

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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

"The most striking thing was how little the president and his allies were bothering to hide what they were up to." Trump heard "it's not the crime, it's the cover-up" and took it seriously and literally.

Every ranking military official in attendance today should stay in their positions. Force Trump, Miller and Kegseth to "purge" them. Make it public. Each episode will be a disaster and rile up veterans and the majority.

Veterans, their friends, their families, let's unite. Let's stand up for the country against tyranny. We need them with us, the majority.

Getting ready to wash and dry what will probably be my next to last batch of basil for this season. I think it looks especially pretty in one of hub's new baskets. 🍽️

“She acknowledged a simpler way to reduce mass shootings. ‘Gun legislation would absolutely reduce these incidents, and we absolutely need it, full stop…. We’re all-in on stronger gun legislation here in counterterrorism land’.” 🧪🛟

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Trump's deal to sell TikTok won't just enrich his billionaire pal Larry Ellison. It also gives UAE investment firm MGX — a key business partner of the Trump family's crypto company — a major ownership stake and board seat at TikTok. Everything is for sale.

We wanted to go to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure when we visited Asheville earlier this month but Hwy 74 is still one lane in many spots and closed past Hwy 64. I'm still shocked by the extant of the damage. youtu.be/BPQo0kqR3IY?...

A look at a trial of new crops for farmers and growers, testing the boundaries since climate change has shifted Europe's seasons www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Looks like someone found a more lucrative grift. I imagine there will be less actual work required too. www.aol.com/articles/okl... Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday that he would step down from his role overseeing the state's schools to serve as the head of the conse...

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Philosophy should make us more humane. Stoic Sadism makes us colder, harsher, crueler. www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-dange...

Over the last 10 years people have asked me "which brand of peat free compost is the best?" but this is the wrong question. Here are some tips explaining what the right questions are, as well as the peat free compost brands I've used and love! www.jackwallington.com/how-to-figur...

Homemade peach pie out of the oven. 😋 And a fussy little thing it was too 🤨😕 🍑🥧🍑🥧🍑🥧🍑🥧

Bees are busy on the sedum this morning. 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Sunday brunch. Ham, cheese and green chilies breakfast casserole. 🍽️

Saluting the people who watch out for us at the beach. They're real life savers. Beach Patrol. Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas. #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles

Attack of the oak trees today. First an acorn hit my arm so hard it drew blood, then a huge branch fell barely missing our well pump. 😳

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#ResistanceRoots #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth In 1980, Franklin Chang-Diaz became the first Latin American immigrant to become a NASA astronaut, first going into space in 1986. He also made significant contributions to space exploration as a physicist, engineer and inventor. /1

Murdoch "Emeritus". OF what? Interference in democracy. Destabilising elected governments intent on social egalitarianism. Facilitating monstrous greed at corporate level at the expense of majority of humans. Making tax evasion customary for the privileged. A cannibalistic parasite.

We can’t wait for the midterms to stand up for democracy! Postcarding is one of the easiest ways that you can make a difference in important elections this November. Check out whys and hows, and then click on a link and join a postcard campaign today! substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Sedition Act would like a word. “Twenty-six individuals, primarily members of the press and all opponents of the Adams Administration, were prosecuted under the Sedition Act. Ten were convicted. 1/2 1776history.com/2023/06/12/j...

Made some sandwich bread today, white and 9 grain. Mmmmm, kitchen smells good. 🍽️

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.

Got home around noon today, unpacked a few things then headed to my craft room for a much needed break from the news. Almost finished my flower heart.

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Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, and education instead of lining the pockets of the military industrial complex?

Lunch at Hulu Sue's, Grove Arcade Asheville. Fish tacos and Cuban Sandwich. 😋😋😋😋 4 Yums!

Had lunch and walked through one of my favorite buildings in Asheville, Grove Arcade. Restored and reopened in 2002 it's definitely one of Asheville's architectural treasures. A little history