Senate Ds will vote to reopen government, knowing the House will not cooperate on the ACA in December… political manure to show they care while simultaneously doing nothing AND giving up leverage so they can point fingers later. We need a word for this kind of politics, because it is the worst.

Who’s planning a “send national guard home and feed the kids” protest for Nov 1, when WIC loses funding?? The waste of financial resources right now is… insane. Pretty sure Rs are planning on blaming Ds for starving kids when they could just pass the budget of their dreams alone (but accountable).

The arc of history bends towards justice when we work together and bend it in that direction. What #MeToo was for date rape / assaults / professional environments, the Epstein survivors press conference will be for sex trafficking and pedophiles. Pretty sure we can all agree: pedos go to jail.

Calling Rob Wittman… rural hospitals will close and we’ve already lost enough of those… debt will go up and we’ve already got enough of that… billions for deportation and that is definitely not our biggest issue. WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!

You know you've been conditioned to live in a black & white paradigm when you have no ability to distinguish between -Marxism -Communism -Socialism -Democratic Socialism If all those words scream in your brain BAD, but you can't describe their differences, you've been conditioned to feel this way

If the Trump Admin is successful at removing the ~4% of our workforce that is undocumented, there isn’t a corresponding number of Americans ready and willing to do all those jobs. Which means some of our vital but uggggh jobs will not have laborers. We should be thankful instead of being jerks.

Reposting this so I can add this to a protest sign. Related... early voting for Virginia primaries is underway.

When LEO show up en masse in “plainclothes” they set up a perfect environment for human trafficking. What stops human traffickers from renting a van and pretending to be ICE? Not to mention the many concerns about due process, Executive branch overreach, and the lack of constitutionality. Scary.

As far as I’m concerned, Jim Comey foisted Trump on us in the first election. Trump owes him bigly. This nonsense about shells is just another way to make him uncomfortable for awhile. If they disappear Jim Comey, we better all get scared.

I just checked. Still no invasion. Our Constitution, despite gaps, imperfections, and offensive (3/5) metrics, needs to be upheld. Maybe start casually dropping into social conversations that we are not under attack and due process is for all of us. Uphold the rule of law by adding it to a convo.

If you won’t call it a genocide (which it is, per the academics who study such things) at least call it a MEDIEVAL SIEGE. I wish all those family values members of R leadership would do something to make this better. It’s fully within their control.

Happy Cinco de Mayo and a huge shout out to the many people over the last 4 years who helped evolve our print shop into the success it is today.❤️ Pic of my kiddo and two of my print besties after we finished an installation at YWCA Richmond a couple of years ago. #ChangingLives

Still dead to me. Makes me a little sad, since this was a fave decades ago when I was looking for some new product I read about in Seventeen Magazine. No DEI = DENY. No cheese from me, baby.

Heads up: When you see a post from someone you agree with, but you are reluctant to “like” or share it, that is the opposite of resistance. It’s a fear based decision and obeying in advance. Shed the comfort zone. It’s where Democracy goes to die.

Make sure you seek and find demonstrations of pure joy in these dystopian times. The unleashed human spirit should be joy, not fear or hate. Thanks BlueSky!!! 🎯

With China’s cargo ship traffic coming to a halt, truckers are about to be the new farmers in the game of FAFO. I’m sure they wanted to vote for “manly men.” I’m just not sure they understood the red flags. 🚩

When I was in high school, a fabulous AP government teacher challenged me to open my mind and consider the imperfections of this country. She assigned me a 10 page paper on the Japanese internment camps, of which I knew 0️⃣ If only every American had their minds expanded. We are far from perfect.💔

Congratulations to Voice of America journalists. Freedom to report on democracy here and around the world will continue! Given Trump’s war on the media and the lack of independence creeping into US broadcasts, soon we may all be streaming VOA from behind the shower curtain. 🤡 🤡 🤡

There is SO much crazy. How about ~10 seconds of Puerto Rican zen? 🇵🇷 l🧘🏼‍♀️ 🇵🇷

Replaced in 3 days. What did he request of the new guy that received a negative response and led to removal?? Remove nonprofit status? Revenge on an adversary? Terminate an audit for a friend?

#HB22 A passport poll tax for Americans, mostly women, who changed a name should be deemed unconstitutional. Hoping the Senate ignores this nonsense. Republicans — why are you so afraid of voters??? Stop being so weird!!

The alternative edit and view of the Saturday farm rush hour with our amazing animals embracing a new day full of freedom and hope living in a full life in harmony and stress free. A lesson for us all

The thing I like the most about White Lotus is the creativity and artistry displayed throughout. By creating white space in the storyline using cinematography and music, viewers can ponder the plot as it unfolds. It is so very well paced. Tonight made me really appreciate artists of all types. ❤️

Main stream media is failing the democratic foundations it is meant to protect. 😢

The Trump Tariff Taxation madness could be stopped if the Legislative Branch would do its damn job. But, sadly, the House canceled work for the week bc Mike Johnson is throwing a tantrum about parents of newborns wanting a proxy vote. #FamilyValues #BiggestLoser

Happy weekend! What is everybody doing to put this song into action? This is my new favorite rendition. ❤️

The Trump Administration is working overtime to shift America’s narrative from melting pot to crack pot. With so many broken weblinks now labeled DEI, apparently the only American history to be shared is that of white men. So weird.

Uncle Nearest is your go to swap for Jack who is now dead to us…

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One thing about our Commander-in-Chief… no deal is done until he has maximized his position. If Starmer puts forward an attractive solution, alliances could shift back. What will Europe offer our king vs. Russia? Shifting allegiances? See: 7 bankruptcies 5 kids by 3 women #gimmegimme

#ShaneGillis and #SNL… the mediocre dude you broke up with and then decided to date again only to NOPE right outta there again. 😂

Felony for a federal employee to strike but NBD for the government to fire people indiscriminately? I sense a rebalancing in the force, once the nonsense makes its way through the system. Virginia, we vote this November and are the bell weather. Let’s show America how we fire Nazis. 🇺🇸

Women’s History Month WILL be observed in perpetuity, as will BHM and Pride. But starting this year, celebrate the REBELS who FOUGHT for a more just and equal America. We still have a long way to go.🗽

@msnbc.com — I mean… when you take the JOY (Reid) out of it. You are not going to capture the Fox News crowd and you have just decimated your following. Following authoritarians has a price and consequences. #canceled

MSNBC is cancelled. @maddow.msnbc.com this is the moment to do the right thing, even if it’s the hard thing personally. Just walk away.

Today's spot of honor for #BlackHistoryMonth is Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer. She rose from humble beginnings in a sharecropping family in the Mississippi to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements. www.womenshistory.org/education-re...

Ladies… might I recommend a new profile pic? #NippleOut

Now does not feel like the time for a party on International Women’s Day (Saturday, March 8). But it feels like a GREAT time to go local and do something for girls on their journey to becoming women, so they know we’ve got their back. ❤️

Excellent. But looking at this list, I have some questions for Austria, Portugal, Holland, etc. Seems they are busy 💅

Earl “Buddy” Carter, yo mama called and said you need to come home to Georgia before you embarrass her further. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Take a walk. Sing a song (maybe one by Kendrick Lamar?). Clear your calendar for next Monday in DC or your state’s capital building. This President’s Day celebration will be a protest. We know how it ends but only if we show up and do the work. 🇺🇸

In these dire times, I have noticed an uptick in stories about beavers and their inherent genius. Simmering my favorite farmer flagged years ago. Perhaps this is a coded message: engineer boyz ready to learn from others? We definitely need men to start listening. 😂 🦫 ❤️

Solid message to the dude tearing apart our government and stripping power from the Legislative Branch. So glad the Eagles won and this is the icing on the cake. Nope right outta there.

Excellent game with loads of DEI moments to celebrate. #BlackExcellence #OnDisplay

It is kind of amazing this still hasn’t seen the light of day… scrolling this list would make a great Super Bowl ad.

Remind me not to get groceries the morning of a big sports event. All dudes. Every aisle. Desperately seeking Doritos (and batteries?). #SuperBowl #DadsShop #MomSnacksNotTastyEnuff

LOVE the voice of Barbara Jordan. I had only read quotes but the way she speaks… glorious. Many thanks to Deborah Riley Draper for pulling the archival material for RATIFIED!! ❤️

Strikes me as a PERFECT first case for 28A……. Pretty sure they removed her because she is female. 😤

Maybe we don’t need to fly anywhere for Spring Break 😬 😬 😬

In case you or someone you know can make it to DC early in the AM any day this week (Feb 3-7). Afterwards, head over to Congress and ask them what oversight steps they are taking to stop unauthorized access to buildings, data, and classified information!?