The Dead Flag Blues

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Great to see you again tonight. What an inspiration you are! Let’s GO North Carolina! This is how it’s done.

Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.

This disqualifies you from anything related to the notion of peace.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

A must read: 'Here's How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With Ice' by By Umme Hoque & Daniel Hunter for @truthout.org

The Cook Political Report moves 18 House races in Democrats' direction.

Please share this where relevant. Travel in or through Oklahoma is absolutely NOT SAFE whatsoever if you are not a white US citizen. checkpoints set up on interstates. Multiple reports that they're stopping everyone who isn't white. They have trained highway patrols to be ICE

We certainly didn't dine anywhere near the White House this past week, choosing instead to create real food for family and friends. Flan de Carottes baked in my grandmother's Bohemian china. #FoodSky #CarrotFlan 🍽️ 🍜👩‍🍳

"Shchedryk", written by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1916, the carol is known globally as "Carol of the Bells." Performed earlier this month in #Ukraine #CarolOfTheBells ...

"Look for the helpers." But don't forget to hold the villains accountable.

My cat overseeing the final assembly of one of my champagne chairs, only this time it's a loveseat made with a couple of Gruet champagne cages. Gruet is made by a French family in New Mexico using the traditional Méthode Champenoise. #Caturday #ChampagneChair #LoveSeat #Gruet #champagnecage

Today the group has six off-the-grid farms around the city growing everything from amaranth to zinnias. Rainwater harvesting systems collect water from the roofs of nearby homes while solar panels power the irrigation system. Chemical fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides are never used. #CNNHero

Hallie Shoffner, farmer and candidate for U.S. Senate, Arkansas. Come on, America. We can do this: a new generation of leaders. UNSEAT Tom Cotton. #arkansas #ussenate #hallieshoffner

I have reached out to ABC News and parent company Walt Disney Co. for comment about Trump’s verbal abuse of reporter Rachel Scott, a Black woman journalist. No response yet.

My recent collaboration with ‘Food for Everyone AU’ and ‘Brae Restaurant’ in regional Victoria. First I bought the ingredients and then I made Prawn Head and Kohlrabi Tacos for the family. Such a cool recipe. #art #poster #oilpainting #prawns #braerestaurant #recipe

MORE OF THIS. PLEASE. #KyleBlomquist

“With the rise of global competition and urgent health crises at home, the work of these teenagers may offer both a practical solution to Lyme disease and a hopeful blueprint for how the U.S. can nurture its next generation of scientists.” #LambertHighSchool, Georgia

Gift article link for the WSJ article about Trump’s corrupt motives with respect to Ukraine and the business dealings that are motivating the peace talks:

I always love seeing and trying to capture hummingbird moths every summer. Didn't see as many as normal this year but I thought this one was beautiful. #BlueSkyArtShow #Small #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographer #NatureLovers

I am running for U.S. Senate in Mississippi in 2026.
 I stand on a legacy of civil rights, but I want you to know me for my vision: A Mississippi where families thrive, healthcare is accessible, and opportunity is within reach. Will you join me?
 #Till4Senate #MississippiStrong #LegacyToLeadership

Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'. Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now? 😂😂😂 [ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]

So no health care. No food. Now no heat?

Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Join DEFIANCE.org @milestaylor.bsky.social new project. 💪🇺🇸⚖️

I support the effort by my client @milestaylor.bsky.social. “Defy Trump, TOGETHER. Sign the declaration at defiance.org. Unless you want a dictator — in which case, carry on.”

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅ Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅ Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅ Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅ #Ugh🤢✅

Whistleblower Tip Line ☎️ #Resist #AllOfUs #AltCitizen

The 3.5% rule explained. We're at 7 million. We need to be at 11 million. The threshold is approaching. This video beautifully illustrates the point. #NoKings

I met this man a couple of weeks ago at a meet & greet. He's the real deal. Don't believe me? Find a way to meet him and talk to him yourself. He'll tell you in his own words how he changed and why: "I got it wrong." We need to find a way back to the middle. Geoff Duncan is one of those ways. #gapol

Oh that’s awesome

Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

San Francisco's Ocean Beach on Saturday morning 🎥 [@marcus_aureliuz + @thurber_shots / Instagram]

So no terrorism then?

Don’t be a Dick-Tator

OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.

Santa Cruz, California checking in for today

Looking for Tom Homan today. I need some favors. #NoKings

Here it comes. Dumpy and his MAGA Congress Critters Plan is now in your mail. Health insurance prices for next year under the Affordable Care Act are now available in about a dozen states, giving Americans their first look at the sharp increases many will pay for coverage.

Last night I saw a panhandler sitting on the sidewalk near downtown crossing in Boston, reading a battered copy of 1984. I gave her $10. I can’t get the thought of someone so down with their luck reading 1984 out of my mind.

The #BirdOfTheDay is one with character. This prompt requires another White-crowned Sparrow, the most distinguished of all the sparrows! #EastCoastKin #birds #photography

The feed hums. No crowns. No kings. Stay safe. #4R robertsaintlawrence.bandcamp.com/track/no-cro...

BOOM! Chicago priest Fr. Michael Pfleger just DROPPED a holy firebomb on Trump—slamming the tyrant-in-chief in 10 brutal ways over his illegal National Guard threats! "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president & his admin's reign of terror."

That Pete Hegseth Speech Could’ve Been A Spam Email For Boner Pills Oh my fucking god www.wonkette.com/p/that-pete-...

Ossoff: "We have a president who's completely out of control, a crook engaged in unprecedented corruption, who's passing one of the most unpopular agendas in history. The public is turning against him. The opposition is motivated. We can win & we have to win, but we don't have the luxury of despair"

When people email me, saying, "Jack...I am so tired. Have any words of wisdom to help me find the motivation to keep moving?," I say this: If you woke up and discovered a spider on your face...would you need to be motivated to get up? As a someone in this country, you have a spider on your face.