❤️‍🩹 NATIONWIDE: Jan 20, 2026 Free America Walk Out! ❤️‍🩹 ★ We walk away from fascism. ★ We walk towards a Free America. ★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all. ★ Everybody in, nobody out. ★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout HOST a walk out: bit.ly/1202026 Pledge to walk: www.freeameri.ca

Since World War II, the majority of U.S. economic recessions have begun under Republican administrations. Of the 11 recessions between 1953 and 2020, ten began when a Republican was president. So, do we know what to expect from the orange one's regime? 🚫MAGA

A wave election is within our reach next year, but only if we keep investing in the grassroots organizing that helped deliver our big wins this year. Chip in if you can to support the nationwide work it will take over the next 319 days to win back power and put real checks on this lawless regime.

WTF! The Trump administration plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the nation’s wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. Agency director Brian Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”

All this nasty weather sure is helping me get some writing done! #2 in the series is progressing along nicely! 🙂

Scientists found submerged stone structures off Brittany that date back at least 7,000 years, which may have been used as fish traps and protective cover for prehistoric people.

Seems about right...

Senate News: Republicans are trying to sneak a provision into their latest government funding bill that would make it easier to sell off public lands and national parks, and may have the votes to do it. If you care about protecting your public lands, now’s the time to make it known.

Complete statement from Special Counsel Jack Smith on Trump Indictment 👍 youtu.be/jmnRAGtriM4?...

It claws behind the veil, seeking a way out… irreverent of lines, messy and feral, it breathes for the page and remembers… Or my way of saying I’m tired of editing and self-pub tasks—I miss writing! No words in over a week and today I wish to write. Happy writing 🪄✨ #5amWritersClub

Harvard’s Pricing Lab data shows that goods prices – which were previously declining – have been on the rise since Trump started his trade war. Even domestic goods prices rose, though by a smaller amount.

An article well worth reading... Paywall free here.

I'm really surprised there don't seem to be any posts (that I can find) here on BS about the "Walk for Peace" being undertaken by a group of Buddhist monks. TX to DC. Happening NOW!!! www.facebook.com/walkforpeace... (on Facebook)

Trump has ended so many wars, it's impossible for MAGA to even name one

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ah but you see sam, if the kids get liver cancer that just means they were meant to get it and Nature is doing its job

SNAP 2023 Children 39% 60+ 19% Disabled 18-59 14% Working 18-59 37% (Total of these 109% because some disabled are working) #SNAP #PublicGood #SafetyNets

Despite his Wharton education, Trump can’t do basic math — he continuously insists that prices can drop more than 100%, which is impossible. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart

This fall’s shutdown is in the past, but the issue of expiring ACA subsidies is still unresolved. Congress has until the end of the month to prevent premium hikes for millions of Americans.

Nordic success is not pure Libertarianism nor pure Communism, but a pragmatic hybrid. Free markets that create opportunity, abundance & innovation, combined with universal collectives that share it, underpinned by trust & active policies that keep the system dynamic & fair. #NordicModel #Econsky

Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.

Don't try this at home (but you probably will)

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.

ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! 👏👏👏 Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct. View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice #TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement

The Trump administration announced that starting Jan. 1, the cost of an annual national park pass for non-U.S. residents will jump from $80 to $250 more than triple the current price.

The Trump admin has decided it will no longer commemorate December 1st, World AIDS Day. Fed employees have been instructed to refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches, or other public-facing messaging.

Don’t shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon over the next week. During the busiest shopping period of the year, let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky

🌎 #earth #nature #planet #planetearth #respectyourmother #unify

Prologue for the soon-to-be published #2 in our trilogy of stories - below in black. Looking for an escape from "The Crazy" in our current world? Snippets will be posted in the BLOG pages. epsilon-indi.com

You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.

The remains of Theia are scattered deep inside the Earth and its satellite. By analyzing these remnants, scientists have proposed an origin.

NEW: In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant. She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency. Then she died. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

Happy Birthday to the 🐐 Danny DeVito "I’m not a fan of the president. What we’re supposed to do is bring people together. We’re not supposed to separate people. We’re supposed to be making the world a better place for each other."

The Corporate Interests Pushing for a Coup in Venezuela www.youtube.com/shorts/hQN98...

This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.

The median age of all U.S. homebuyers is now 59 years old. Just 15 years ago, it was 39 years old.

Trump's 50-year mortgage math is flawless: save $300 now, pay only $1.3 million later!

We found the US is on track to have the fewest foreign food safety inspections since 2011, excluding pandemic years. In recent years, the FDA has typically been able to conduct ~110 inspections each month, but in March, the number of inspections dropped almost in half. 🔗: https://propub.li/4qTLkmN

I've gotta either get faster at writing these stories, or maybe write shorter stories. But, I really enjoy going into the world(s) i create in them, so maybe not! Lingering there is such fun. Working on #2 of a trilogy. Here's some of what I'm obsessing over...

Like your Android apps? Google is trying to limit/get rid of them, replacing them with The Google. What could we possibly loose? GRR!!

It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.

We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.

Rachel Maddow World Report 👀 👍 www.youtube.com/@RachelMaddo...

BREAKING: Trump has just posted on Truth Social indicating he doesn't intend to release SNAP funds until the government reopens, which would defy both a court order and his own administration's comments yesterday.

All this chaos in the American federal programs... Meanwhile the European Space Agency chugs along, staving the planet. Never thought I'd see this sad situation.

NEW: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document 404 Media obtained. Photos taken by the app are stored for 15 years, including of U.S. citizens. We've published the full document here: www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...

The Epstein files stay hidden, but the Epstein Ballroom will be a prominent display.

This is another horrifying story in a string of them, but it needs to be heard. The people perpetuating this stuff have abandoned their humanity. How does that happen? How do you break people this completely?