Read this a while ago: After the Joe McCarthy debacle a US poll indicated that 30% still thought he was right. Conclusion: 1/3 of Americans will believe anything.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social asks us to list what we want to see after this system crashes, what we want the place to look like. Universal health care Expanded Supreme Court Term limits for federal judges Revocation of Citizens United Clear, fair immigration policies What else?

I gotta ask: Does anybody think this means shit? He's a felon, a rapist, philanderer, fraudster, con man...like a little pedophilia is going to hurt? MAGA thinks it's lies, Rs don't care, legal/judicial system corrupt and morally bankrupt. What's the weather gonna be?

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣

And speeds up the Insurrection Act.

Dick Cheney dispatched to Hell? ✅ Democratic sweep✅ Republicans embarrassing themselves by trying so awkwardly to cope?✅ All within 24 hours?✅ What an embarrassment of riches.

When "The Sound of Music" is shown, I suspect that as each Trump year passes, fewer Americans are cheering during this scene.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

I gotta get me one of these.

And they were SPOT ON 🎯

Jared Golden's website is down. I wonder why.

No notes.

Take 'em for what they're worth. Silent protest may be the only thing we have to prevent a bloody future. I'll ride it for as long as I can.

My favorite: Carry an American flag. As the administration creates a fake emergency to justify a state crackdown, it's important to honor the values and vision of democracy for which we're advocating.

The American people are watching and once again if we behave in ways that can be misinterpreted, we’ll see this explained to the public in Republican campaign videos benefiting the very people who started this. Wake up. Vent at home. In public practice discipline and self control.

5. Go home at night. In the dark, you can’t tell the cops from the killers. Come back at dawn fresh and rested.

4. Make your protest silent. Demonstrate your discipline to the American people. Let signs do the talking.

3. Dress like you’re going to church. It’s hard to be painted as a hoodlum when you’re dressed in clean, presentable clothes. They don’t have to be fancy they just signal the respect for the occasion that you want to transmit to the audience.

2 Appoint monitors, give them yellow, vests and whistles. At the first sign of violence, they blow the whistles and the real protester sit down. Let the police take out their aggression on the anarchists and the provocateurs trying to discredit the movement.

There are a few ways to get there: 1. Let women organize the event. They’re more collaborative. They’re more inclusive, and they don’t generally bring the undertones of violence men do.

The audience is NEVER the police, the politicians, the Board of supervisors, Congress,etc. The audience is always the American people, who are trying to decide who they can trust; who will not embarrass them.

1/x Zen priest, Peter Coyote, on protest: "I’m watching the Los Angeles reaction to ICE raids with trepidation and regret. A protest is an invitation to a better world. It’s a ceremony. No one accepts a ceremonial invitation when they’re being screamed at.

Golden, Collins, listen up.

Oopsie

We're walking right into it. No one appears to have any idea how to stop it. We know where it's headed. Martial law. The end of democracy. No more elections. A waking nightmare. I promise to amplify anyone offering legal, workable solutions. I haven't found any yet. And the left is leaderless.

Can anyone explain to me how an enrollees are so good at defrauding Medicare? Insurance companies, hospitals, clinics and private physicians have been convicted. How come I don't see droves of individual enrollees being convicted?

Hear me out. In a better world we wouldn’t have to watch fascist billionaires get into pissy fights or be pressured to side between a Nazi oligarch and a pedophile president. In a better world these people would be in prison or kept from seizing power and hoarding resources.

It sure seems like men are too emotional to run the most powerful country on earth!

The Alien vs Predator stuff is great content. It doesn't solve the problem of Rs refusing to stand up for democracy. It doesn't help cures for diseases or advance scientific knowledge or feed hungry school kids. We have to change that. Lean on whomever you can find to lean on. Even Susan Collins.

"Republicans are better for businesses and the economy." How freakin' stupid are Americans? apnews.com/article/trum...

Everybody needs to read this. If you haven't, stop doomscrolling and get sobered to some big reality by Mr. Zaid.

Trump Vows To Reopen Joann Fabrics As Prison theonion.com/trump-v...

I know only about 3 people follow this account, but if you would forward this, I'd appreciate it. Jared Golden has stated that he's "pleased" the felonious rapist tailored his tariffs on the same concept as the 10% tariff Golden proposed a month ago. MAGA in sheep's clothing. Mainers, contact him.

"All of you fascists bound to lose." ~ Woody Guthrie

RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore

Aaaaand...we're off! Arm up, folks, the Stasi is coming for you.

That’s the problem. We’ve been standing by for too long.

Susan Collins is a corrupt fraud.