Barack Obama: "We are living in a time when it can be hard to hope — each day, we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law — an offense to common decency — If we don't step up, no one else will"

When it comes to health advice, more people trust the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association than they do federal health agencies, according to a new poll

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It's hard to keep all the horrors the Trump Regime has committed in mind, from the abandonment of Ukraine to the bombing of Iran, all the corruption and violations of the Constitution, and of course, the Epstein files. It feels like standing in the middle of a circle of screaming people.

#NHPolitics So on brand for this libertarian hellscape. indepthnh.org/2026/03/03/p...

Like Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Oh, the rich irony.

I'm happy to see her in the rear view mirror, but I hold no illusions that anything is going to change.

This is a travesty! Plenty of money for war, but nothing for education.

Cartoon by Drew Sheneman

I don't usually do this but from what I am seeing, she seems to be looking for paper, folders and pens for her students. If you can help, the link should bring you to how you can. Thank you. #USDemocracy www.donorschoose.org/project/end-...

Poor Jeff.

I am educating my brother about Hoopla and Libby. He wanted me to help him buy him an audiobook on Spotify and I said, "But, WAIT! Do you have a library card? Cause, that audiobook you want to listen to? The library has the whole series! For freeeeeee!!!"

The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.

Trump: "Spain said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it" Not receiving consent and moving forward anyway is a consistent theme in his life — as E. Jean Carroll can attest

Works for me Senator.

Public education is one of the reasons the US thrived in the first place. An educated, well-prepared population is necessary for a successful democracy. No wonder the autocrats in charge want to destroy it.

Like we couldn't have predicted this by just understanding kids and how they learn.

Meanwhile, up in the peaceful Northcountry...

So much has not changed.

Hegseth preaches the precise inversion of what honor and valor represent. It is the mindset of the brute, the criminal, the sociopath. And yes, a bad actor in every sense of the word.

This is what graciousness, class, and the true spirit of democracy looks like.

wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"

Go to her site and follow all the replies to this. It is fascinating, dismaying and eye-opening.

Nope, not a thing.

It seems to me that the servicefolk who have been killed in this cursed war (so far) are not heroes but victims. They did nothing any more heroic than any other person in uniform by just having the courage to wear that uniform. They are collateral damage. Wrong place wrong time. Tragic, not heroic.

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The answer to problems in sociotechnical systems is not always "more software", "better software" or "open source software". A lot of the time the best solution is _less software_ and sometimes even _no software_.

Our nation is again at war, not because we had to but because the president recklessly chose to. Now we must recognize who pays the price: not the president and his wealthy allies, but service members and ordinary Americans.

Chris Murphy: "It's just so disgusting to listen to the president waxing poetically about the drapes he's buying while there are six Americans who are dead. There are six families who are about to bury their children because of a war of choice that no one in this country wanted, an illegal war."

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks. They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors. Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption. Watch how they vote this week.

I celebrated Read Across America Day today with Mrs. Carter's 6th grade class at Capitol Elementary School in Phoenix. We had a thoughtful conversation about the book "Chrysanthemum," the teacher who made a huge difference in my young life, whether I have rizz & plenty more.

This is just to amazing and adorable not to repost.

How come “How are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?

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I think we need to start a support group for former Trump supporters who have seen the error of their ways. We can call it Trumpaholics Anonymous. It can help recovering Trumpaholics acknowledge their disease and find a way back to healthy integration into society with the help of others like them.

Exactly. Blindly hooting for the Buffoon-in-Chief as he unlawfully orders airstrikes without a coherent plan isn't a foreign policy, and isn't patriotic; it's just stupid, and dangerous.

The entire Republican party knows Trump is deranged, but they keep supporting him for various reasons, some out of greed, some out of fear of retribution, and some because they are ashamed to admit that he made fools out of them.

In NYC, everyone knows, when the U.S. starts another war, people protest by marching to Times Square which has a U.S. Army recruiting station at the center. This is today at "Stop War on Iran" march. Video shot by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 via @scootercaster.com

You could have stopped after "Trump is too mentally incapacitated."

@slyngstad.bsky.social Punctuation matters 😒

"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

Did I repost this already? Never mind, it's still true.

How else is Trump the exact opposite of Christ? Christ is still a powerful force in the world more than 2K years later. Trump assuredly will not be. If anything, he'll be a name in history like Hitler or Caligula. Christ was humble. Trump...is not. Christ was chaste. Trump... Yes, Antichrist vibes