Sunday Silence
Take A Moment. Take A Breath. Take A Break. (more…)
Saturday Serenade: WE Must Be Courageous
A Reminder: The Courageous (more…)
Passed Over For A Raise? Well…
Across the country people are struggling with and worrying sick about the high costs of daily, basic needs such as food, energy, housing, and prices at the pump. (more…)
Their Words, Not Mine
Yes, Another Reminder. Republicans and their thoughts on the rape of women. (more…)
Saturday Serenade: Peace & Freedom
Needed Today In So Many Ways More Than Ever • Stronger Together • (more…)
Never Forget 9/11 – 2026
Words On: Politics, Leaders, Voting Rights
~ Larken Rose. Suzy Kassem. Stacey Abrams. ~ Politics: the art of using euphemisms, lies, emotionalism and fear-mongering to dupe average people into accepting--or even demanding--their own enslavement. Larken Rose. (more…)
Saturday Serenade: Freedom for One Means Freedom for All
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AH-HA! History Does Repeat Itself
Say Hello To September
Sing Out Loud. Dance Until You Hurt. Then Go Get Out The VOTE!
Words On: Politics, Democracy, Truth
Herbert. Frank. Sagan. Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends…
A Short Message – Truth
Do you care? Will you help?
Friday Serenade: Shout It Loud
What are WE going to do in 2026 & going forward? ~~ (more…)
Standing Up – It Can Be Easy
Yes, it is easy - when we stand together! (more…)
Yeah, It’s Wednesday. It’s Time, Take A Moment Away From The Chaos
Take Mother Earth's offer of a cleansing, just 48 seconds
Words On: Democracy?
~ Asimov. Peterson. Weil. ~ Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance…
Take A Moment
Yes, the US is ground zero in an ever-growing shit storm of eroding rights, in-your-face corruption, economic destruction, poverty, war, and hate. So what can We The People do? Well, if too…
Facts! Ain’t They Somethin’
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Words On: Edition American History, Lessons Not Learned
We have been studying the armed militias with a group of more than 100 analysts and reporters for many months. The issue for us was never if there was going to be…
Celebrating Juneteenth 2026
~ Music. Dancing. Great Food. Making New Friends. Learning ~ A Great Day Juneteenth, The History Learn here and here National Museum of African American History and Culture
Speaking To Us
“The Generals and Admirals Speak to America” The former president [Trump] “is the most dangerous person to this country … A fascist to the core.” General Mark Milley, USA (ret) served…
A Message For Us All
Stand By Me (Studio Demo) by Muhammad Ali (Recorded as Cassius Clay) (more…)
Saving Sanity
Hey, Yeah You ... Take A Break ⇑ Good Music Will Sooth ⇓ (more…)
Laugh Now, Cry Later: UPDATED
Red Wave. Blue Collapse. Blue Wave. Red Collapse. The Battle is ongoing. The Bullshit continues. It's Nothing New... Or Is It: UPDATED 11/14 - SEE BELOW (more…)
With Honours 11.11.24
Good Luck, America
It’s Not Complicated
Now Is The Time For All Good Women and Men To Come To The Aid Of Their Country
Swing State Press: The Report
* Hard Times For Press Freedom and Journos * A new report just out from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) takes a deep dive into press freedom in four U.S. 'swing states' just…
Truth
And it gets you elected…
THE TRACKER
Freedom of the Press Foundation
What 3,725 (and counting) of Trump’s anti-press posts look like August 31, 2026
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NY Times intelligence reporter subpoenaed by DOJ for grand jury testimony 10 July 2026
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Trump administration, allies move to punish outlets during his second term
From the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, his appointees and allies in Congress joined him in taking steps to punish and intimidate news outlets that have covered him and his administration unfavorably. We’re documenting those efforts to chill reporting, revoke funding, censor critical coverage and more in this regularly updated report:
March 14, 2025 | Trump says negative press coverage “illegal” during speech at DOJ
Jobs & Events
Senior News Reporter (NY or DC)
U.S. News & World Report: Senior News Reporter is a general assignment reporter but also covers a fair bit of news out of Washington.
Salary: $60,000 – $90,000 per year. Apply
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Covering Immigration with Care: A Mental Health Reporting Project Learn how to report on the effects of immigration on mental health with greater context, accuracy and care. This free webinar explores trauma-informed interviewing, ethical storytelling and practical reporting strategies. October 21, 2026.
Issues
Constitutional America?
As State Legislatures Grapple with the Abortion Issue … State Courts Should Prepare for an Increased Role – section headline from Do Pregnant Women Lose Legal Rights by Kenneth Jost in Editorial Research Reports, 28 July 1989.
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Black, Native, Latino-Americans are killed at a much higher rate than white Americans.
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The Reading List
Intent to Destroy
Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine
By Eugene Finkel
“Finkel’s Intent to Destroy spans several centuries, delving into some of the most heinous atrocities perpetrated by the Kremlin on Ukrainian lands. Despite the extensive scope, the text is rich in nuanced analysis, being equally valuable for scholars and accessible to readers unfamiliar with the region. “ Olesya Khromeychuk, director, Ukrainian Institute London Book here:
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Shrewd, Slip-Up, Or Just Plain Stupid
Georgia Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson: I’m gonna reduce affordability to the lowest it’s ever been. pic.twitter.com/rjXerhy8Sl – Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) July 22, 2026
FCC chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday (22June) said ABC’s decision not to air President Donald Trump’s address to the nation last week would likely factor into the agency’s early review of broadcast licenses for eight affiliated stations.
Jesse Watters, (Fox News host with a BA in History & a salary of 5M a year), on a deranged rant targeting young women, insisted a college degree is the fastest way for them to “kill” their love life. ‘Nuff said!
If a woman has [the right to abortion], why shouldn’t a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman? At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t [in most cases] result in anyone’s death. Lawrence Lockman (R-ME).
Reminder
The New Normal? ~ The first tool of authoritarian regimes is always informational control—both in the gathering of information on the public through surveillance and the filtration of information to the public through owned media. In its early days, the Internet seemed to pose a challenge to authoritarian regimes, but with the advent of social media, we are watching the construction of architectures that fulfill the needs of every authoritarian regime: surveillance and information control. Authoritarian movements are possible only when the general public becomes habituated to—and numbed by—a new normal. Christopher Wylie.
Stuff
Your Tingly Leaving ~ You know that tingly little feeling you get when you first like someone? That’s your common sense leaving your body.
Yeah, Go Ahead ~ Turtles can breathe through their butts.
1955 Words of Wisdom ~ The fast food restaurant is convenient for a quick meal but I seriously doubt they’ll ever catch on.
~ If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.
~ It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
ANAGRAMS, who doesn’t luv them ~
ELECTION RESULTS
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES – LET’S RECOUNT
Duggan’s Clinic
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) / Marvin Gaye Originally On His Landmark 1971 Album What’s Going On
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Out Of The Rain / Etta James From her 1990 Soulful Blues album Sticken’ To My Guns
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Dreams / Brandi Carlile From WFUV LIVE CD (FM 90.7 in the Greater New York City area). Originally on her 2009 folk-rock album Give Up The Ghost
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