#ToddBlanche is the Attorney General. He is the Acting Attorney General. Without full confirmation and appointment, can he be removed from authority and his recent actions invalidated?

California voters! I like Becerra for Governor, but if he isn't boosted soon, I will vote for whichever Dem is in the lead. I hope that will be Becerra. But we cannot lose this one! What do you all think?

Life these days is dark enough, but if anyone is in the mood for a short, dark novel, the ebook is now FREE. (Just about everywhere except Amazon. Hoopla not yet, but within a few weeks.) “The brain is the soul, the bed of coral and blinding light, and the brain does not feel.”

Thanks, Amber Budd, for including my flash fiction, "Why I can't sleep at night" in The Orange Rose Literary Mag. In real life, not fiction, I can't sleep because of what I see in the news and on social media. theorangeroselitmag.com/2026/01/19/w...

Make it viral.

today in Grokology, the chatbot is doing antisemitism

Military style ICE raids in our communities. David Huerta was beaten and dragged away. Because he saw them and stood up for justice. Because he’s not afraid. Neither are we. On MONDAY let's #FreeDavidHuerta, #FreeThemAll 11:00 AM @ Grand Park in Downtown LA (200 N Grand Ave)

"You have reached the White House Sexual Assault Hotline. If you were sexually assaulted by Donald Trump, press one. If you were sexually assaulted by Pete Hegseth, press two. If you were sexually assaulted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., press three…"

Raúl Grijalva: Rest in Power. I'll never forget my first fact-finding trip to Colombia when you sent one of your top aides to learn and report back to you. I know Amazon Watch also honors you. You are - and will be - appreciated and missed.

The federal civilian worker payroll totaled $271 billion in 2022.  The annual cost of permanently extending Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefited rich individuals? $400 billion.  Keep this in mind as Trump and DOGE lay off thousands of federal workers.

Thank you, President Zelenskyy, for standing firm in defense of your country. I hang my head in shame at the behavior of my gangster president and his toady sidekick, both more adept at currying favor with Putin than at peacemaking or diplomacy. Their rude ignorance astounds. Sincere apologies.

A contract signed under duress isn't valid. Is there a US or international court that can throw out anything Gangster Trump makes President Zelenskyy sign?

Jeffries: "Republicans are not the party of fiscal responsibility. Stop trying to convince the American people otherwise. In fact, during Trump's first 4 years, the debt exploded to such a degree that 25% of our nation's debt came from just the first term of President Donald Trump."

Researchers, get local and specific. Choose a county that went for Trump. Get the details and broadcast widely but locally. e.g., "Under Trump/Musk/DOGE X # of people in this County lost their jobs, X # lost health care, X # small businesses had to close, rural health clinic closed" etc

#Mobilize #50501 #Indivisible Get your act together. Contradictory info (if you can even find any info at all) on the so-called national Presidents Day protest means I'm going to stay home. We can't fight the neo-Nazi coup with a total failure of messaging.

The federal civilian worker payroll totaled $271 billion in 2022. The annual cost of permanently extending Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefited rich individuals? $400 billion. Keep this in mind as Trump and DOGE lay off thousands of federal workers.

@intlcrimcourt.bsky.social #DonaldTrump doesn't respect you, but please! start proceedings against him. #CrimesAgainstHumanity. Planning ethnic cleansing (Gaza), Threatening territorial integrity (Panama, Canada, Greenland, Palestine) Withholding food and meds risking millions of deaths. Stay strong

If street protests are the way to go, can we please have some coordination? I get notifications of "national" protests - all different dates, times, places. The opposition in the streets is too fragmented to make a strong point. Or do we need a different sort of response for these dark times?

How do we get a unified Nationwide Protest? I get invitations to several different ones, different dates, different places. All our organizing is fragmented and with little impact. Or is the street the wrong place for today's resistance?

Sorry, what I'm learning is that I really don't want to spend time on social media.

Where do you stand? With cat ladies or with animal abusers?