"The decline of reading and the rise of social media are again transforming what it feels like to be a thinking person.' A gifted article from The Atlantic... What say all of you who are readers?? #ReadingIsfundemental #Books #Reading www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Estonian Intelligence Service publishes an annual unclassified report that is valued by other services..including those in the US. Estonia shares a border with Russia. Worth your time to read it. #Estonia #Perspective #Russia raport.valisluureamet.ee/2026/en/

Sir Ian McKellen performs a monologue from Shakespeare's play Sir Thomas Moore to remind us regarding immigration. What goes around..comes around and some things just don't change... even 400yrs later. #Immigrant #Immigration #Shakespeare www.youtube.com/shorts/O7fAx...

There are rays of hope out there. In a special election Democrats flip a TX state senate seat in a district Trump carried by double digits in 2024. GOP poured millions into the race and Trump made three appeals... still lost. #Texas #Resist #Elections www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...

With the GOP there seems to be no bottom anymore. But perhaps the murder of a lawful gun owner by ICE may put some "cracks in the ICE". Even the NRA said something.. which astonished me. A gifted article from The Atlantic.. written by a gun owner in Maine. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

ICE targeted off duty police officers of color in MN. Done on purpose to terrorize their fellow citizens. #StopICE www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Why does the US need a close relationship with Greenland. Go outside of the US propaganda echo chambers (both right and left) and seek out foreign media that report the facts. 60 minutes Australia give an explainer... #Greenland #NationalSecurity www.youtube.com/channel/UC0L...

The GOP-CONTROLLED House Judiciary Committee released Jack Smith's closed door deposition video taken on December 17, 2025. Eight hours of Jack Smith telling why he would have charged Trump with election interference and also stealing classified documents. #Truth www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...

Happy New Year to all. This gifted article from The Atlantic reminds us what smart, principled people can teach us. Einstein was more than a physicist. He believed in people.. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

Suzy Wiles interview with Vanity Fair.. Part 1. Cleanup on aisle 47... continued from aisle 45. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

Important article about Palantir Technologies and how it is collecting your data and helping the US government use it..long but well worth reading. ICE uses this data to find people. #Palantir #PeterThiele #Datamining #Privacy theconversation.com/when-the-gov...

As long as the food is not past the "sell by" date or expiration date, I'd support something like this in the US. Give it to the local food bank. what say you folks? #Hunger #FoodBank #Fooddesserts #Food #Endhunger www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Gifted article from The Atlantic about the intellectual collapse of the conservative movement in the US. Long but worth your time to read it. #Liberal #Intellectual #Thinking #ConservativeCollapse www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

A gifted article from The Atlantic about all of us spending more time alone these days. Understanding the effects on our lifestyles and even our politics. #Alone #Introverts #Politics www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Cornell University has made their online library archives available for free. About 76,000 books in all. If your local libraries are underfunded, closed, or under outright attack.. Send students and curious minds there. #Library #Books #ReadingisFundemental archive.org/details/corn...

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Construction of AI data centers kept hidden from local communities until it is too late for them to do anything about it. Done through the use or NDA (non-disclosure-agreements) Energy prices soar and scarce local water reserves are endangered.. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Great advice if you are going to a #NoKings rally today...

Bravo Stephen Colbert and stay strong Portland. This is how you stand up to wanna be dictators. Mock them and keep on mocking them to show everyone how ridiculous they are..#Portland #ICE #Kermitknowsbest www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5z...

ICE detains men, women, and children from an entire apartment complex in Chicago, IL. Children in zip-ties separated from their parents into separate vans. US Citizens treated like criminals.. arrest first.. ask questions later. Gestapo tactics in the US.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFh5...

Many areas of TX are already short on water due to droughts and and the oil industry. AI data center construction will not help that situation. Massive amounts of water must be used to cool the centers from the heat generated by the data centers. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/25/t...

Finally some sanity. Let's hope other federal judges rule in the same way to keep National Guard troops out of our cities.... apnews.com/article/trum...

Perusing the Sunday newspaper with a cup of coffee.. only on a screen. Coming soon to a major daily newspaper near you. www.ajc.com/business/202...

Astronaut Jim Lovell has left us at 97. We remember his calm during Apollo 13's troubled mission. From Houston.. we salute you sir. Godspeed Jim Lovell. #Apollo13 #JimLovell #NASA www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

Many GOP voters who had no clue what the GOP platform was in 2024. They didn't publish one. It was Project 2025. Make no mistake this is the agenda they are implementing now. Read it for yourself to understand what they are doing. #Project2025 #GOPtakeover www.documentcloud.org/documents/24...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for future jobs.. and present ones. Well worth your time to read this article. #AI #jobs #artificialintelligence #future www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...

We could ship 535 copies to Congress and the US Senate?? Might help them get together. I wonder how many would pass any of those 6 practice tests??

Wise words about how we consume "news" www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/03...

It was clear what fascism was at the end of WWII. We had just fought a war against it. History perhaps does not repeat but it rhymes. This two minutes of film is as relevant today as it was in 1947. #antifascism #unitedwestand #freedom #remember #neveragain www.youtube.com/watch?v=42X_...

Diabolical Oligarch Grifting Efficiently (DOGE) #Elon #dogegrift #FAAsoldtoElon Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system apnews.com/article/elon...

Wise words from IL Governor J. B. Pritzker..the smartest person in the room is often the kindest..#Kindness #empathy www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXnl...

In 1945 the US army published an information sheet about fascism to inform the soldiers what they were fighting about and against. Sometimes we have to go backwards to move forwards. Read and share to remind ourselves of what fascism looks like. #Democracy archive.org/details/Army...

Diabolical Oligarch Grifting Efficiently (DOGE). 🎯

Tariffs.. tariffs.. what does that mean anyway. A statement issued from the Premier of Nova Scotia province in Canada.. #Tariffs #OhCanada #Trumpinsanity #Idiotsincharge

Cliff Cash is a comedian from North Carolina who pokes fun at MAGA, Proud Boys, and others with a southern accent and a razor sharp wit. Humor is a great way to deal with authoritarian leaning politicians. Watch this and have hope. #Comedysky #Liberalcomedy www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRg...

Google "Impoundment and Control Act of 1974". Passed by Congress when Nixon started withholding appropriated funds from programs he didn't like. The law was upheld by SCOTUS in unanimous decision.. Train vs City of New York in 1975.

Hey red state college kids. You know that grant you got approved to pay your tuition and living expenses? Just got paused. This is so not a great idea. www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...

Marc Cuban has some good advice about following people who will fight medical disinformation. Hopefully we find many more. The CDC and other health agencies have literally been silenced by Felon 4547. Let's find more folks who will fight his disinformation.

Comedian Bill Hicks died in 1994 of pancreatic cancer at age 32. He was wise beyond his years in his social commentary. The age of oligarchy is here. TRUTH.

Making sure there is no one to conduct independent investigations in each of those departments. What are they afraid of??? www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

This is my starter pack of news and newspapers here on BlueSky. Not complete but it reflects Texas sites and others of interest to me. go.bsky.app/UX69km3