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#ThoughtForTheDay
When life hands you a blizzard, create a rose.
When life hands you a blizzard, create a rose.
#ThoughtForTheDay from Sol Erdman of th Center for Collaborative Democracy.
There’s wide support for democratic reform
But Rs say “I want that but Dems don’t.”
And Dems say “I want that, but Rs don’t.”
How much of our “divisiveness” is just phony hype? We really seem more united than media suggests.
There’s wide support for democratic reform
But Rs say “I want that but Dems don’t.”
And Dems say “I want that, but Rs don’t.”
How much of our “divisiveness” is just phony hype? We really seem more united than media suggests.
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
#ThoughtForTheDay from Sol Erdman of th Center for Collaborative Democracy.
There’s wide support for democratic reform
But Rs say “I want that but Dems don’t.”
And Dems say “I want that, but Rs don’t.”
How much of our “divisiveness” is just phony hype? We really seem more united than media suggests.
There’s wide support for democratic reform
But Rs say “I want that but Dems don’t.”
And Dems say “I want that, but Rs don’t.”
How much of our “divisiveness” is just phony hype? We really seem more united than media suggests.
Great reminder from Bad Bunny too. Love without Borders!
February 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Great reminder from Bad Bunny too. Love without Borders!
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Good morning and happy Monday 😊
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Good morning and happy Monday 😊
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February 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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ONLY BECAUSE THEY GOT
CAUGHT.........
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CAUGHT.........
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February 8, 2026 at 11:26 AM
ONLY BECAUSE THEY GOT
CAUGHT.........
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CAUGHT.........
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Goons would be bad enough - but cruel sadistic goons is a bridge way too far.
Small dog suffers broken rib after being repeatedly kicked by U.S. Marshals deputy. "Action News 5 obtained two videos that show the marshals service employee kicking Yoshi not once, but twice." www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/07/d...
Dog kicked by Memphis Safe Task Force member on the mend as US Marshals defend action
The dog’s owner told Action News 5 that the deputy U.S. marshal seen punting her pup had no reason to do so, but officials with the U.S. Marshals Service say otherwise.
www.actionnews5.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Goons would be bad enough - but cruel sadistic goons is a bridge way too far.
Not proof?
But a strong hint - Putin was cultivating Trump for decades. He’s a master manipulator and he’s ALWAYS playing the long game.
But a strong hint - Putin was cultivating Trump for decades. He’s a master manipulator and he’s ALWAYS playing the long game.
Epstein was in and out of Russia every few months according to his travel documents, but Mandelson was partying in nightclubs in St Petersburg and regularly in Moscow.
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Not proof?
But a strong hint - Putin was cultivating Trump for decades. He’s a master manipulator and he’s ALWAYS playing the long game.
But a strong hint - Putin was cultivating Trump for decades. He’s a master manipulator and he’s ALWAYS playing the long game.
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Seized, subverted, shuttered: a year in Trump’s assault on the Kennedy Center
www.theguardian.com
Seized, subverted, shuttered: a year in Trump’s assault on the Kennedy Center
twp.ai
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Seized, subverted, shuttered: a year in Trump’s assault on the Kennedy Center
A happy song to kick off your Superbowl Sunday.
What a lovely voice.
If she’s a female, you could name her Maria Callas.
Or maybe Pavarotti???
If she’s a female, you could name her Maria Callas.
Or maybe Pavarotti???
A wren singing #fridaymorning
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
A happy song to kick off your Superbowl Sunday.
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Just two Republican congressmen (TWO) can get their way on Ukraine funding, or tariffs, anything… by shutting down the floor of the house. Rare chance in history. Quit tweeting “concern” and start acting, NOW! Here’s how:
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Just two Republican congressmen (TWO) can get their way on Ukraine funding, or tariffs, anything… by shutting down the floor of the house. Rare chance in history. Quit tweeting “concern” and start acting, NOW! Here’s how:
Great idea!
I suggest swapping Hungary for Ukraine as an EU member.
February 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Great idea!
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Trump has created peace in Ukraine as much as Smaug gave Lake-Town district heating.
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Trump has created peace in Ukraine as much as Smaug gave Lake-Town district heating.
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
But Ukraine made it to the Olympics and got a rousing welcome. Those athletes deserve the recognition.
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
But Ukraine made it to the Olympics and got a rousing welcome. Those athletes deserve the recognition.
Zelensky is right.
Trump is a senile puppet.
Trump is a senile puppet.
President Zelensky rejected Russia’s ultimatum on recognizing Donbas, saying Ukraine has its own president who signs documents for the country. He stressed that Ukraine’s territories belong to Ukraine despite their temporary occupation and said no other leaders can decide this for Kyiv. #Ukraine
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Zelensky is right.
Trump is a senile puppet.
Trump is a senile puppet.
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⚡️ Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv.
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
⚡️ Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv.
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
What would you expect from a fox weekend co-host?
He wasn’t even good enough to get a week day, let alone a prime time, spot or a show of his own - on fox!!!
He wasn’t even good enough to get a week day, let alone a prime time, spot or a show of his own - on fox!!!
NATO is splintering. Ukraine is burning. Iran is unstable.
And Pete Hegseth is going to war with… the Boy Scouts.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
And Pete Hegseth is going to war with… the Boy Scouts.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Pete Hegseth’s Latest Enemy: Scouting America
While global conflicts rage and alliances fray, the Pentagon’s leadership has found time to target Scouting America for admitting girls and confronting its past.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
What would you expect from a fox weekend co-host?
He wasn’t even good enough to get a week day, let alone a prime time, spot or a show of his own - on fox!!!
He wasn’t even good enough to get a week day, let alone a prime time, spot or a show of his own - on fox!!!
Trump is an idiot.
Witkoff and Kushner’s are a travesty and an embarrassment.
Witkoff and Kushner’s are a travesty and an embarrassment.
Trump negotiators don’t approach Russia-Ukraine talks as “if we can get Russia to stop attacking, then there will be peace.” They approach it as “if we can get Ukraine to surrender, then we can make a lot of money.”
⚡️Zelensky says Russia presented $12 trillion economic plan to US, called 'Dmitriev package.'
President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation.
February 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Trump is an idiot.
Witkoff and Kushner’s are a travesty and an embarrassment.
Witkoff and Kushner’s are a travesty and an embarrassment.
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Let's go Ukraine!
We are proud of you guys 💛💙
We are proud of you guys 💛💙
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Let's go Ukraine!
We are proud of you guys 💛💙
We are proud of you guys 💛💙
Rightly so.
It’s hard to imagine what these athletes must have had to endure to train in Ukraine.
It’s hard to imagine what these athletes must have had to endure to train in Ukraine.
February 8, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Rightly so.
It’s hard to imagine what these athletes must have had to endure to train in Ukraine.
It’s hard to imagine what these athletes must have had to endure to train in Ukraine.
Trump hasn’t closed the border.
He’s just made the US a place no one wants to come to. To immigrate or just to visit.
Big difference.
He’s just made the US a place no one wants to come to. To immigrate or just to visit.
Big difference.
Rigo Mendoza tearfully recalls the last conversation he had with his son Kevin before his death in early January. https://cnn.it/4kiWz58
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Trump hasn’t closed the border.
He’s just made the US a place no one wants to come to. To immigrate or just to visit.
Big difference.
He’s just made the US a place no one wants to come to. To immigrate or just to visit.
Big difference.
True. Many of us were here for that POC lawsuit and the Central Park 5. He hasn’t changed a hair since the ‘70s. The good news is - he always loses. Goes bankrupt. Ends up divorced. He loses bigly.
"When you look at the thrust of Trump’s feed and commentary over the years — and especially his xenophobic comments of late about Somalis — Thursday’s repost wasn’t exactly far outside the norm," Aaron Blake writes | Analysis https://cnn.it/4bGqan4
February 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
True. Many of us were here for that POC lawsuit and the Central Park 5. He hasn’t changed a hair since the ‘70s. The good news is - he always loses. Goes bankrupt. Ends up divorced. He loses bigly.
When i faced this, I took a 2-week “trip”.
“Everything was better when you were here,” he said when I got back, after he’d done a few loads of dishes & laundry.
He’d done a pretty bad job, but I just smiled. “Oh no,” I said, “you’re much better at this stuff than me.”
A bit of praise created a pro!
“Everything was better when you were here,” he said when I got back, after he’d done a few loads of dishes & laundry.
He’d done a pretty bad job, but I just smiled. “Oh no,” I said, “you’re much better at this stuff than me.”
A bit of praise created a pro!
Early in his marriage, his job came first. He was dimly aware that his wife of 14 years carried most of the household load, but he reassured himself with a familiar justification: “I’m bringing in more money.”
https://cnn.it/4aAjoy6
https://cnn.it/4aAjoy6
February 8, 2026 at 10:14 AM
When i faced this, I took a 2-week “trip”.
“Everything was better when you were here,” he said when I got back, after he’d done a few loads of dishes & laundry.
He’d done a pretty bad job, but I just smiled. “Oh no,” I said, “you’re much better at this stuff than me.”
A bit of praise created a pro!
“Everything was better when you were here,” he said when I got back, after he’d done a few loads of dishes & laundry.
He’d done a pretty bad job, but I just smiled. “Oh no,” I said, “you’re much better at this stuff than me.”
A bit of praise created a pro!
I love this show.
Record it to play any time life and the fight leave you needing a lift!
Record it to play any time life and the fight leave you needing a lift!
This year’s dogs came from 72 shelters across the United States, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands.
Meet them all: https://cnn.it/4qjg5A9
Meet them all: https://cnn.it/4qjg5A9
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I love this show.
Record it to play any time life and the fight leave you needing a lift!
Record it to play any time life and the fight leave you needing a lift!
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The killings of anti-ICE protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti prompted outrage in Minneapolis, both for their deaths and the immediate response of federal officials to call both terrorists.
https://cnn.it/3MpM4k9
https://cnn.it/3MpM4k9
February 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The killings of anti-ICE protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti prompted outrage in Minneapolis, both for their deaths and the immediate response of federal officials to call both terrorists.
https://cnn.it/3MpM4k9
https://cnn.it/3MpM4k9
There are still decent people in government, maybe in the corporate world too, just not in the US government. 😞
Jack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute, the French Foreign Affairs Ministry said, after revelations of his past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation. https://cnn.it/3O0xQXr
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
There are still decent people in government, maybe in the corporate world too, just not in the US government. 😞