this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart 1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks 2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections

They have tried everything they can think of to distract us and prevent the truth from coming out — posting racist memes and even shutting down the House. But we will not stop until all involved are held accountable and the survivors get justice.

Watch the entire panel discussion. youtu.be/SP5a_BTC68I?... @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com @jrc3.bsky.social @dannfighter.bsky.social @thenewuntouchables.com

This is a slap in the face to NW Ohio cattlemen struggling to make a living. After giving $40 Billion to bailout Argentina before bailing out American farmers impacted by his trade wars, now we are helping Argentina again? This Administration is selling out American farmers!

MEDIA ADVISORY: Congressman Al Green’s H.R. 3716 – the Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act – Passes the House of Representatives as part of H.R. 6644 – the Housing for the 21st Century Act. H.R. 6644: tinyurl.com/yvsbv5bp H.R. 3716: tinyurl.com/v6fupd9m

the bastard

For a loved one of a gun violence victim: How would you complete a loved one’s day?

The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration. Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net. This is what oligarchy looks like.

Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein. Now we learned that they were in business together. He has no business being our Commerce Secretary. He should resign. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Ghislaine Maxwell got into jail for engaging in pedophilia and sex trafficking. Ghislaine Maxwell hopes to get out of jail by engaging in extortion. I'm beginning to get the impression that Ghislaine Maxwell enjoys criming.

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

1960s BBC interview w. author Carson McCullers. I love finds like this, recordings of McCullers are scant. She's so moving here, she's in her mid 40s, clearly ailing, but when she talks about art her face lights up and her smile is huge. @joycecaroloates.bsky.social youtu.be/0IR5FELf3AQ?...

They deserve the truth.

38,000 times!

My Mother's Quilts open.substack.com/pub/joycecar...

Following ICE’s deadliest year in two decades, we do not need another massive ICE detention facility. ICE has caused enough harm to our communities. 
They have proven they cannot be trusted to operate detention facilities safely or transparently. Head to crockett.house.gov/media.

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Starbucks Workers United baristas are escalating their fight for a fair contract. I urge you to keep boycotting Starbucks — and delete its app from your phone. Workers are fed up with low pay, chaotic scheduling, understaffing, and illegal union busting. Let's keep fighting corporate greed.

"For the sake of this nation, for the sake of this world, we pray that goodness and mercy would announce themselves in his life in new and powerful ways."

Fox Business: A new poll from the Pew Research Center shows 72% of Americans feel the economy is in poor or only fair condition.

My mother had a quilt of crocheted squares like this. She always called it an afghan.

Before the new movie comes out is a good time to read JCO's essay on Wuthering Heights!

DHS should be abolished. Visiting high schools where people vote has nothing to do with its mandate.Suppressing the vote improves the security of no one. www.daytondailynews.com/local/homela...

At this point, some leaked videos might help.

We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.

Check out "Joyce Carol Oates discusses DOUBLE TROUBLE at B&N Union Square" www.eventbrite.com/e/joyce-caro...

we assume that US justice has always been asymmetrical--favoring the rich & influential; but never have so many criminals been involved in something like a secret patriarchal community headed by one singular individual who was evidently videotaping & photographing them for purposes of blackmail.

Joyce Carol Oates on Wuthering Heights: celestialtimepiece.com/2015/01/27/t... @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

As thousands of amped up men are deployed in the streets and taught there are no consequences for killing anyone who refuses to submit to their authority, we should anticipate more violence to come. After all: The violence is the point.

Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election, narrowing Republicans’ already-slim majority

These miserable Boxtox Barbies are willing to deny sexual assault survivors justice, exacerbate their trauma, and stand in the way of justice—all to line their own pockets, keep their party in power, and protect the Predator-In-Chief. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-powerf...

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe Reclaims Sovereignty Through Solar Energy and Buffalo Restoration dailyyonder.com/the-northern...

“No single person can destroy what America stands for and believes in, not even a President, if we —all of America - stand up and speak out. We know who we are. It's time to show the world.”

"We are Minnesota strong. And we will stay resilient . . ." www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

I need HCR in the morning.

New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

This is what Americans are feeling.

This is The Atlantic suggesting that Trump is changing course because he's decent. He is *not* decent. He's only reacting because he didn't like how killing innocent people on video was affecting his already low poll numbers. If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.

Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.

Best video evidence and explanation I’ve seen so far. We will not flinch. We will not be gaslit. We will not look away. This is regime approved murder of innocent lives. Psychological trauma & submission is what they want us to feel. #therealenemywithin

Go Chicago!

 Rural Communities Stand With Somali-American, Other Vulnerable Neighbors Amidst ICE Siege on Minnesota dailyyonder.com/rural-commun...

In freezing conditions, hundreds gather downtown to protest ICE www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/m...

are we edging toward our Kent State reenactment or are we edging toward our March on Selma reenactment?-- (The March on Selma in 1965 was a pivotal civil rights event where peaceful Black protestors, seeking voting rights,

Historian Alfred McCoy says global empires rise by mastering new energy systems, as China is currently doing with renewables. “China is absolutely dominant in every aspect of this green energy revolution,” says McCoy. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/alfred_mccoy_cold_war_on_five