Rob 🕊️

Can everyone please take a deep breath and remember their humanity regarding Mitch McConnell? I am no fan but I still have to believe that each of us deserves as least some modicum of dignity as we and our loved ones face end of life.

Talk about cultural appropriation . . . How dare Stelantis-owned Dodge and Jeep try to wrap themselves in American history and the flag to sell their cars? Stelantis is a multinational corporation headquartered in The Netherlands!

Mmmmmhhhmmm, sautéed in a little butter and I am in heaven!

Harriet Tubman references removed by Park Service? A bridge too damn far!

I’m Canadian now.

Today has, been difficult. Choices (incl. votes) in a democracy have consequences. Anyone who drives a Tesla; has X, FB or Insta Accts; uses Google or Amazon, just look at the pics to see who enabled and paid for today. Our time as collaborators must end or we will face a lot worse days!

I agree with SCOTUS that the TikTok ban is not about free speech but making a company that owns a huge social media outlet "cut ties with a foreign adversary" This seems like even more rationale for breaking up the concentrated ownership and opening the platforms and tech used in social media.

This Sunday, the AIDS Memorial Quilt will make history as it returns to Washington, D.C., at the White House.

In 2023, our team created an interactive guide to rights the Supreme Court has established — and could take away. Most rights are based in statute, but rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn. ⤵️

If accurate, this breaks my heart!

Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. We built a database so you can more easily search these organizations' finances — which we just updated with a total of ~350k new contributions and expenditures: https://propub.li/4i01FSv

Sophia - Gone 2 years now but her picture always makes me smile so I thought it might make others smile as well.

On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had written and asked, “What makes a good citizen?"

I left social media apps several years ago because of toxicity. Today I joined Bluesky with much trepidation due to that history but have enjoyed myself thoroughly. Thanks to everyone who makes this possible.