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“The administration’s automatic lies about the killings and slander of the victims are less a cover-up of facts than a display of utter contempt for them.” - George Packer, The Atlantic 1/28/26
January 28, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?

There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
If this is what it means to make America great, I’m in.
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

—FDR, 1937
March 5, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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“Look, if I were alone in the world, I would have the right to choose despair, solitude and self-fulfillment. But l am not alone.”
Elie Wiesel
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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“I swore never to be silent wherever and whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
~Elie Wiesel
February 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Forget Bonhoeffer. This is the Niemöller Moment
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Good reminder from someone who is good with words.
Forget Bonhoeffer. This is the Niemöller Moment
Change your mind. Get others to change their minds. Stand up. Speak out.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
December 8, 2024 at 1:55 PM