Hap Connors
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Recovering politician and lobbyist trying to live my values and seeking new ways to make our communities vibrant.
“When Trump’s Term Is Finally Up, We Must Burn His Legacy to the Ground”
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#Trump
#MAGA
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#Trump
#MAGA
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When Trump’s Term Is Finally Up, We Must Burn His Legacy to the Ground
We don’t need to “heal.” We don’t need to focus on “kitchen-table issues.” We need to divert the river to clean out the stables.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
“When Trump’s Term Is Finally Up, We Must Burn His Legacy to the Ground”
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#Trump
#MAGA
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#Trump
#MAGA
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“…Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings.
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“…Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings.
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
“A Republican-Sponsored Bill Wants to Take Back $21 Billion Appropriated for Broadband Deployment”
Republicans do not care about their people.
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Republicans do not care about their people.
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A Republican-Sponsored Bill Wants to Take Back $21 Billion Appropriated for Broadband Deployment | The Daily Yonder
A bill filed late last month would claw back $21 billion allocated to state governments to address the digital divide, marking another moment in the
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December 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“A Republican-Sponsored Bill Wants to Take Back $21 Billion Appropriated for Broadband Deployment”
Republicans do not care about their people.
@thedailyyonder
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Republicans do not care about their people.
@thedailyyonder
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“Builders in South Texas say they’re having trouble continuing work on housing developments because ICE raids are disrupting the local labor market, reports Berenice Garcia in The Texas Tribune.”
@planetizen.bsky.social
#ICE
#housing
#labor
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@planetizen.bsky.social
#ICE
#housing
#labor
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South Texas Home Builders Say “There’s no Labor” After ICE Raids
Construction is slowing as immigration detentions have a chilling effect on the labor market.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Builders in South Texas say they’re having trouble continuing work on housing developments because ICE raids are disrupting the local labor market, reports Berenice Garcia in The Texas Tribune.”
@planetizen.bsky.social
#ICE
#housing
#labor
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@planetizen.bsky.social
#ICE
#housing
#labor
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“Noel, Noel”
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Noel, Noel”
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
Illinois pushes battery storage plan to mitigate data center energy consumption.
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Illinois Is Going All In on Battery Storage. What Will That Mean? - Inside Climate News
As power-guzzling data centers proliferate across the country and drive electricity prices up, batteries could be a part of the solution.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Illinois pushes battery storage plan to mitigate data center energy consumption.
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“Like everything else that is good about America, the story of Christmas here in Massachusetts is the story of revolutionary acts against nativism, against religious intolerance, and against slavery and oppression of all kinds….”
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This was England, in the early part of the 17th century, every 25th of December, every year, until the Puritans moved into power, and the monarchy fell with the head of Charles I. Things became a bit grim, as Professor Schnepper writes.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“Like everything else that is good about America, the story of Christmas here in Massachusetts is the story of revolutionary acts against nativism, against religious intolerance, and against slavery and oppression of all kinds….”
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"Even Putin doesn't name classes of ships after himself. Kim Jong-un doesn't name — I mean this is crazy," Tom Nichols tells Tim Miller. "We're gonna run around in circles because this unhinged old man, you know, wants to have a ship with his name on it."
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"Even Putin doesn't name classes of ships after himself. Kim Jong-un doesn't name — I mean this is crazy," Tom Nichols tells Tim Miller. "We're gonna run around in circles because this unhinged old man, you know, wants to have a ship with his name on it."
“You take wisdom and you take compassion, and with these two wings, each of us can learn to fly and make a difference in the world.”
— Tencho Gyatso, “The Dalai Lama’s Lasting Message”
#Wisdom
#Compassion
#NewAmericanDream
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— Tencho Gyatso, “The Dalai Lama’s Lasting Message”
#Wisdom
#Compassion
#NewAmericanDream
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The Dalai Lama’s Lasting Message
Speaking with Wisdom of Happiness director Barbara Miller and Tibetan activist Tencho Gyatso
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December 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“You take wisdom and you take compassion, and with these two wings, each of us can learn to fly and make a difference in the world.”
— Tencho Gyatso, “The Dalai Lama’s Lasting Message”
#Wisdom
#Compassion
#NewAmericanDream
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— Tencho Gyatso, “The Dalai Lama’s Lasting Message”
#Wisdom
#Compassion
#NewAmericanDream
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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New court documents show DOJ lied to judge multiple times: legal experts
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New court documents show DOJ lied to judge multiple times: legal experts
The Justice Department may have been caught lying in court – and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche could be on the hook for it, legal experts say.There has been an ongoing court case involving Kilm...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New court documents show DOJ lied to judge multiple times: legal experts
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“Rural schools hit by Trump’s grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money.”
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#MAGA
#RuralSchools
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#MAGA
#RuralSchools
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Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money
Many rural school districts around the United States are having a hard time making up for federal grant money that's been cut by the Trump administration.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Rural schools hit by Trump’s grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money.”
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@dailyyonder.bsky.social
#MAGA
#RuralSchools
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#MAGA
#RuralSchools
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“What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach…. When we approach with reverence great things decide to approach us.”
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach…. When we approach with reverence great things decide to approach us.”
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
“But while Trump focuses on his architectural projects, the administration seems unable to meet other obligations.”
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December 16, 2025
While President Donald J.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“But while Trump focuses on his architectural projects, the administration seems unable to meet other obligations.”
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December 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“When we have created — and allowed — a world where the fearmongering of scarcity is rewarded far and above the possibility of abundance, we are indeed facing Advent in a time of starvation.”
#Advent
#GOPCruelty
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#Advent
#GOPCruelty
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Unsettling Advent 2025, Day 13
“That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘This place is like a desert, and it’s already late.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“When we have created — and allowed — a world where the fearmongering of scarcity is rewarded far and above the possibility of abundance, we are indeed facing Advent in a time of starvation.”
#Advent
#GOPCruelty
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#Advent
#GOPCruelty
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“Dark nights don’t involve a diminution of self, but rather a shift in focus away from the ego and onto others….
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Dark nights don’t involve a diminution of self, but rather a shift in focus away from the ego and onto others….
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
“The greatest, most profound, tenderest things in the world, we must wait for. It happens not here in a storm but according to the divine laws of sprouting, growing, and becoming.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“The greatest, most profound, tenderest things in the world, we must wait for. It happens not here in a storm but according to the divine laws of sprouting, growing, and becoming.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“On A Journey”
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“On A Journey”
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
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Everyone saw this coming.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Everyone saw this coming.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
DC Council Member Janeese Lewis George running for Mayor. Her work has been focused on looking out for the underdogs and those in need.
#DCMayor
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#DCMayor
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Councilmember Janeese Lewis George announces run for DC mayor
Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George announced Monday she is running to be D.C.’s next mayor.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
DC Council Member Janeese Lewis George running for Mayor. Her work has been focused on looking out for the underdogs and those in need.
#DCMayor
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#DCMayor
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The Siren's Call
Where evil lives inside me
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November 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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