Until the mother bears no burden, save
The precious one beneath her heart, until
God’s soil is rescued from the clutch of greed
And given back to labor, let no man
Call this the land of freed.

End

Therefore I do protest against the boast
Of independence in this mighty land.
Call no chain strong, which holds one rusted link.
Call no land free, that holds one fettered slave.
Until the manacled slim wrists of babes
Are loosed to toss in childish sport and glee,
🧵

Speech,thank God,
No vested power in this great day & land
Can gag or throttle. Press & voice may cry
Loud disapproval of existing ills;
May criticise oppression and condemn
The lawlessness of wealth-protecting laws
That let the children and childbearers toil
To purchase ease for idle millionaires.🧵

I’m a DAR - my ancestor was a Major in the Revolutionary War, leading real patriots in New York, promoted to Colonel in 1776. He’s rolling in his grave at how vile an insult this current regime is (and its MAGAt followers) to those who have truly made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. 2/2

Counting down the days until they cancel our NAGPRA grant. Or NAGPRA all together. Not a lot of hope right now in the museum sector.

Trump has formally denounced the Constitution through this action. There is no ambiguity in the language of the document.

This IS fascism. /2