“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

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.

#WagtheDog

If this is what it means to make America great, I’m in.

“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

“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

Forget Bonhoeffer. This is the Niemöller Moment
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Good reminder from someone who is good with words.