The Great American Fleecing Bah bah BOHICA

I love this poignant essay by Fran Moreland Johns b. 1933. She reflects on collective traumas of her childhood: deaths & blindness caused by measles; the lungs, limb & neurodevelopment paralyzed by polio; the rise of angry shouts and "the sounds of evil, the antithesis of 'Love they neighbor.'"

“For centuries, malaria has stolen children from their parents, and health, wealth and hope from communities,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general. “But today, the story is changing.”

What a horrible person. Can we please please please restore sanity and actual love all, serve all Christianity to this nation.? Let Bobby Jr wander the streets to scavenge raccoon dick for the rest of his days.

Trump admin abruptly cancels “$11M contract w/ Catholic Charities to shelter & care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship btwn the Catholic Church & the US govt dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.” amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

It’s ok to still have heroes. Jackie Robinson Day

On this day, every year, we honor an American hero.

Trump is running an interesting experiment in how many self-identified Christian Americans have actual religious commitments and how many are just into it because it provides a means for the socially defensible expression of bigotry bsky.app/profile/bria...

We are all Hungarians today! Köszönöm for showing us the way. Sziget is gonna be lit this year!

This is a great profile by the Oregon State Bar of our esteemed colleague and friend, Prof. Bob Miller, who is as personable, funny, and kind as he is accomplished. www.osbar.org/bulletin/iss...

“For a long time, economic development in Indian Country has been like someone coming into your kitchen and deciding what’s for dinner. What’s different about this deal is… the community gets to decide what’s on the menu.... Like a Native potluck.” This is what #FiscalPower looks like.

It says something really ugly and frightening about us as a country that we can have a president spouting deranged threats to commit unambiguous war crimes & it’s just another week; no immediate action to remove him from office.

Humans, In these dark times as our so-called leaders fail us & sow hate, remember we’re better than that. And stronger. Everyone on this blue marble wants a brighter future for our kids. I offer love & respect. I work toward peace, prosperity & justice for all. In liberty, your neighbor, Wendy

Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, our most-read story was about Iran's dismissal of Donald Trump’s claims that it was ready to make a deal after being presented with a 15-point plan to end the war. ft.trib.al/ROJqKkn

How do legal institutions shape economic opportunity in Indian Country? Join us April 16-17 at ilani Casino & Resort in Ridgefield, WA 9.5 CLE credits approved in OR 9.5 CLE credits pending in WA rezcap.eventbrite.com

I'm really curious about a provision in the proposed SAVE America Act. Many provisions of this bill would empower the Election Assistance Commission [EAC], an up-to-now obscure federal agency appointed by Trump, by authorizing it to issue guidance to states on how to enforce the Act. /1

For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Dan Drezner is infinitely better than I am at applying the teachings of JC. It takes a deeply generous human to find and express sympathy for the TSA people who choose to spend their limited days on this earth standing in the way of commerce, love, and freedom.

How can there ever be peace when there is no justice? www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/adri...

It’s a little too little and a little too late, but Wendy’s still gonna celebrate. And maybe with a Native American in charge of DHS, ICE will stop stalking and detaining people whose ancestors have been here since time immemorial.

TFW when you miss your mentor and are also kind of glad he does not have to witness all of [gestures wildly in every direction]. Sending good vibes to my liberty-loving friends who will gather in DC tonight to honor another of our mentors. 🌈❤️🕊️

Can you have absolute disdain for theocratic and communist authoritarians, hope to see them fall, and still want to uphold the rule of law and constitutional checks on executive power?

Amen! And thank you!

Good morning America How are ya? Say don’t you know me? I’ve just bombed Iran I’m the one who seeks my own dang Nobel Peace Prize And I’ll have launched a new world war when the day is done

“Nebát se a nekrást.” (Don’t be scared and don’t steal.) TG Masaryk knew what was up. The first president of the Czechoslovak Republic, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was the kind of leader America needs right now.

One thing that’s concerning about this (beyond the obvious) is that anything you dump this many billions of dollars into necessarily creates a massive and well-funded political constituency for its own perpetuation.

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

Happy #DouglassDay from Montana State University!

Librarians are working hard to ensure *your* access to free, reliable, and accurate information. Watch the new superhero doc from Independent Lens | @pbs.org youtu.be/QzdDJYuuaR0?...

I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.

Make America great again youtu.be/wTSLRbm8L9E

20 yrs ago, when I applied for a job at the Institute for Humane Studies, the 2nd stage of the interview process was to create the curriculum for a weeklong summer seminar. I called mine sth like Exploring Western Ideas, set it in St. Louis & included a visit to the arch. This is my 1st time here.

Greetings from the gateway to the West where my new hero @scottyb.bsky.social shares how the Ferguson Public Library showed up for their community in 2014.

Tomorrow, I Walk for Hope, taking literal and metaphorical steps to support City of Hope, a world-class center for groundbreaking research and compassionate care. Whether you choose to contribute your time and energy or your money, you can make a difference. ourhope.cityofhope.org/fundraiser/6...

Just some random fat dude who wipes his butt with the U.S. Constitution. #ICEMonkey #ThatChunkyMonkey #ThugMonkeys #ThoseChunkyMonkeys

I am not a socialist I am not a communist I am not a progressive I am not a Democrat I love free markets I love free trade I love the rule of law I love America And I have read our charter documents That’s why I protested yesterday

US citizens across the country have been caught up in immigration raids, arrested, and detained. How do they get justice when their constitutional rights have been violated? 🧵

Pres Dumpster Fire, Sorry you can’t put wood up. Don’t punish those who can. Let us dance in the street. We don’t wamt your hate, lies & violence. We want life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness! 🌈❤️🕊️ Fellow Americans, Save the republic, dance in the street, show Ben Franklin we can keep it.

I’ve begun thinking of this administration as the insane clown posse: nihilistic, bad makeup, and asking “governance! How does it work?”

Oh-eee-oh Yo-oh #ICEmonkeys

@evanrail.bsky.social at a new brewery in Three Forks, MT for a (posthumous) 100th birthday celebration for flyfishing legend Bud Lilly, it finally occurred to me to share this series. Come visit us! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Rewriting history the wrong way: forcibly erasing history in an attempt to prop up feeble-minded men with perverse notions of what should be. The right way: speculative history that explores “what if” scenarios that showcase what could be if we appeal to our better angels.

A conservative perspective includes the traditional values of a community. In the Rocky Mountain West, that means the “live and let live” and “love thy neighbor” principles the rainbow flag represents. www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/let...