The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

New Years Day is also Higher Health Care Costs Day when you live in 🇺🇸— thank Trump and the GOP, as he loots the treasury for himself and his friends and cuts day care funding for families

Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.
#NoKings

Senator Padilla was violently assaulted for doing his job.

If this is how federal agents treat a sitting U.S. Senator peacefully asking questions, how far will they go?

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Pre-k kids at my school walking down the sidewalk each morning saying “Step on a crack, get an extra snack” and now I’m worried the next generation is growing up without the appropriate level of anxiety about the relationship between sidewalk cracks and their mothers’ spinal integrity

Can we “spring forward” forward 4 years instead of just one hour?

It's weird how everyone in the world knows a Nazi salute when we see it, with the notable exception of journalists and their editors.

Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."

Didn’t get around to a Bûche de Nöel this year, but I did manage a Bûche de Twin Peaks birthday cake for my kiddo who adores David Lynch (r.i.p.).

What if we lived in a country that protected us from what really threatens us instead of funding pork-barrel projects and old-school belligerence? The below may not be the exact formula but, like everything else, protection and safety could use reassessment.

These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️

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