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Day in and day out he retweets Nazi accounts. We are at a place now where no one cares, at least no one in power - the media, the Republicans. The judges who do care are probably going to be ignored as the new GOP line is that judges don't matter. 

The rich are thriving and the rest of us are left in the sewers.

But at least John Oliver and Jon Stewart can have a big dopey grin yuk yuk about how America is now a monarchy. 

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Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events.
Users of Google Maps in the US would see the name of the Gulf of Mexico changed to the "Gulf of America".
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/google-calendar-black-history-pride-month

 

fyi: timeanddate.com can be configured to show every religious and secular holiday and observance in every country.

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So let me get this straight... The USA is now being operated by a man that named his child - X. His real life son is named X. Like... What the...

Some days I wonder why I was not born in a different time. This just too unreal at this point.

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Google took down its pledge not to build militarized AI. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/google-all-staff-meeting-ai-dei

Associated Press reporters banned from White House because the AP policy will not follow Trump's demand to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as "the Gulf of America".
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/ap-white-house

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Budde, M. E. (2023). How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. Avery a Penguin Random House imprint. ISBN (ebook) 9780593539217 

ISBN (hardback) 9780593539224

"We all want to be brave when it counts--to be the one who steps up, leans in, and does the right thing when it matters most. ... This book is about those decisive moments when we are called to act with courage and, much to our own amazement, we do."

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"'Hope,' St. Augustine said, 'has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.' In her timely book, Bishop Mariann Budde offers hard-learned, excellent guidelines for helping not just individuals but congregations and communities learn about bravery and courage, especially in times of polarization and transition." -- The Rev. Dr. Nancy Jo Kemper, Kentucky Council of Churches

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I just read the orange man's love ode to Putin... and his invitation to come and visit USA. Wow... he is really fangirling at this point... for his role model and idol. 

It would be funny if it wasn't so PATHETIC. 

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My mother is 90 years old... imagine the culture shock. She grew up during FDR and Harry Truman. It amazes me how many older people are brainwashed by Fox news. I hear account after account from people who say they don't recognize their own parents anymore. People who used to be just reasonable centrist Republicans. My mother is the same centrist Democrat she was 50 years ago, and I think it's mainly because doens't have cable TV... her news has been coming from Norah O'Donnell on CBS and PBS newshour. 

Pete Buttigieg. 100%

This statement is 1,000% TRUE. 

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