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To preserve democracy and the economic system on which it rests, the government must regulate business, protect workers, and provide a basic social safety net.

We are a nation of laws and not of kings. Our stated creed is that we are equal before the law, all of us. Of course we fall far short of that ideal in many ways. It's usually the poor, the marginalized, and dispossessed who suffer the greatest injustices. But even the most cynical of plutocrats in our nation's history have at least largely paid lip service to this idea. That is what makes the release of Donald Trump's legal rationalizations so chilling. To be blunt, they are un-American. They betray a complete disconnect from our constitutional government, and thus are themselves an act of betrayal. I know that there is much being written about the silence from most members of the GOP to this latest outrage. Indeed, it is an outrage in some ways that encompasses all the others - for there, in black and white, is an outline of a monarchy and not a republic. But my inner compass suggests that while we have not seen a backlash from many Trump voters and Republican officials, yet, this is going too far, far too far, for most Americans. And that pressure cannot be checked forever, at the ballot box or in the streets. Trump is benefiting from a roaring economy (thanks in no small part to what was bestowed by his predecessor). It is summer and families are busy planning trips and taking in ballgames or a day at the beach. It is easy to be distracted or preoccupied with the necessities of everyday life. But in the end, I think that the recklessness of a man who seeks only personal power and self aggrandizement - whose personal and professional failings have already spurred the largest resistance movement I have seen in decades - will wear thin even with many who may have voted for him. Frankly, this is not what Trump promised on the campaign trail. Amidst the racist dog whistles and the crude rhetoric was a promise that he would be a pragmatic politician looking out for the little guy. What we have now is a man who would be king. And the institutions of our government,…
This photo shows damage to the Beth Israel Congregation synagogue library from a fire that occurred hours earlier on Saturday, January 10, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Courtesy of Beth Israel Congregation
Hate has talked so loudly for so long. Greed has talk so loudly for so long.liars have talked so loudly for so long. Love has got to stop whispering. Marianne Williamson
The Labor Movement! The folks that brought yuo overtime pay, living wage laws, sick leave, parental leave, civil rights, domestic partner benefits, chaild labor laws, paid vacations, pension benefits, health benefits, workers' comp(ensation), minimum wage, workplace power, grievance procedures, social security, unemployment insurance, the weekend, equal pay for equal work... Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. - Frederick Douglass
"A judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriett." Rule 1.2, American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct
Trump's pick to head FEMA didn't know we had a hurricane season, his head of HOmeland Security doesn't know what habead corpus is, his head of the Department of Education (who things"AI" is a steak sauce) doesn't know what the Tulsa Race MAssacre was and his SOcial Security Commisioner didn't even know we had a Social Security Commisionar, all while his head od the Department of Defense is drunk texting war plans, his head of Health & Human Services is citing studies that don't excite, his head of Transportation won't fly in or out of at least one of our airports due to safety concerns, and the guy he tapped to leave an $18 million terror prevention team is a 22-year-old former grocery clerk with zero government experience of any kind.
For Reading Addicts @ForReadingAddicts Fun Fact. Not one challenged book in the USA has failed the Miller Test the legal standard for obscenity. Therefor there are no obscene books, as defined by law, in school libraries. #BannedBooks #Censorship
When you debate a person about something that affects them more than it affects you, remember that it will take a much greater emotional toll on them than on you. For you, it may feel like an academic exercise. For them, it feels like revealing their pain only to have you dismiss their experience and sometimes their humanity. The fact that you might remain more calm under these circumstances is a consequence of your privilege, not increased objectivity on your part. Stay humble.
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest. -Lady Bird Johnson
Who's running this country: Donald Trump or Elon Musk? Since day one, Elon has created chaos and confusion and put our livelihoods at risk. And he is accountable to no one but himself. the Constitution only allows for one president at a time. Call your Senators an tell them it's time Donald Trum fire Elon Musk No One Elected Elon Musk Fire.Musk.org
"The ones who plant trees knowing that he or she will never sit in their shade has at least started to understand the meaning of life" Rabindranath Togore