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"One year ago, everything was so different. In late October 2024, before the US presidential election, thoughtful Americans could certainly acknowledge the deep flaws of their country – its injustices and inequality – but they could still recognize it as the United States".
The tragic change a single year has made in America | Margaret Sullivan
As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hope
www.theguardian.com
MOLLY IVINS: 'What stuns me most about contemporary politics is not even that the system has been so badly corrupted by money. It is that so few people get the connection between their lives and what the bozos do in Washington and our state capitols'.
THEODOR JUNG, photographer; The Columbus Dispatch news boys, Jackson, Ohio 12 April 1936.
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Now widely recognized as one of the most important practitioners of the post-war period, Leiter was an early pioneer of color, renowned for the stunning painting-like images captured on the streets of his home city during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
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The Unseen Saul Leiter | The Independent Photographer
Thames & Hudson presents a groundbreaking collection of previously unseen images from visionary New York City photographer, Saul Leiter.
independent-photo.com
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
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Now THIS is a mission the National Guard can be proud of. πŸ™Œ

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If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for? - George Carlin
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It's heartbreaking. The East Wing was built in 1942 to provide office space for the First Lady, at that time, the great Eleanor Roosevelt, and staff. It's been the domain of First Ladies ever since.This is another Trump slap in the face to women, history, and our beautiful government buildings.
Millions of Americans demonstrated their disgust with Trump's attempt to turn our democracy into a dictatorship...

Trump responded by posting a vile A.I.-generated video showing a smirking Trump at the controls of a jet fighter, wearing a crown, and dropping feces on the demonstrators below.
Letters: What is it about Trump that emboldens millions of No Kings protesters?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Chronicle readers comment on Saturday’s No Kings protests around the country and President Trump.
www.sfchronicle.com
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You're only a journalist if you have a nice camera.

Also, they shot my reporting partner (and others) in the face with a pepper ball while she photographed agents with her nice camera.

Quite the riddle.
Byers makes a comment about ICE not targeting "actual, professional journalists."

"You're making a distinction among journalists?" Ellis asks.

"There's people with cell phones, calling themselves journalists," Byers responds.