She was fighting, she told me, who was still smarting from the losses. You never stop fighting. That is the only way to lose. You keep fighting for what you believe in. You go forward. Better than playing the blame game.

It's a lesson I hope I never forget.

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https://www.arcamax.com/politics/fromtheleft/susanestrich/s-3476095

Susan Estrich on The Blame Game

But there, in the grim new year, I ran into Marian Wright Edelman, the legendary civil rights leader and founder of the Children's Defense Fund. She was fighting the Reagan budget, working the hallways the same way she did when there was a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate. What was she doing?

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@matuzalem

I was thinking after Tuesday that I can envision Trump telling Putin, why don't we do an exchange on our Supreme Court Justices?

Putin would agree in a glasnost kind of way, and damn if our liberal judges wouldn't be shipped off to Moscow and their living quarters would have huge windows.

@Anouk @zenmudprod @Astartiel

I truly believe the USA will never get beyond the vestiges of slavery here.

And with what is going in MD with people getting messages about slavery, we are about to dig that hole much, much, much deeper.

@ColtSTaylor

Save this toot, it may be the last example of a LIBERAL ESTIMATE in the USA.

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Hey Roscoe, what's up with the look?

Roscoe: Dude, a little worried about you.

KD: Last few days have been a little shocking Roscoe, trying to figure out how to adjust.

R: You're closing peeps off too, you think that's wise?

KD: I need some time to figure out how to get close again.

R: I think it's called trust.

KD: Yep, not big on that right now.

@t_heislen

So the task is finding safe sites where we can band together?

Something like COSO...

I guess my next question is How do we know it won't be an ECHO CHAMBER?

So, one thing I can do creatively is new editions of #pups4peace.

I have been wantonly using old ones which showed up on FB memories, but since I'm off that evil website, I've lost that supply.

So, let me find some JOY in new editions.

P E R U

Friday puzzle

What is the only country that can be typed using letters from just one row on a QWERTY keyboard?

@Astartiel

Or Deerhunter

As @Minholkin often reminds us...

LOOK FOR THE JOY

It is hard, and I'm struggling to find joy in just about anything, but I do know, that's still the target.

FIND THE JOY

#minhowlkinmoments

@nursefrombirth

Unbelievable...

I feel like we're in a civil war and our side capitulated the first four years.

@BillieBun

I got it working...

A Photo Exercise...

I might go around and take pictures of those homes in the area that are truly full-on MAGA.

I'd like to have some before shots to reveal to those who care what changes occurred during that time.

I remember this summer that a Naut posted about traveling and how little US citizens really know about the entire world due to our insular nature.

We're about to find out how not insular we are when the Hollow Man gets back in office.

ON this date in 1966 Edward Brooke became the first African American since Reconstruction elected to US Senate.

Bun Man just turned to me and said, Yes, I remember this...shocking in two ways.

How is that little buddy?

Bun replied, One, that it took that long, and two, that whiteys actually let this happen.

Mr. Purple stated, this is what happens under two-party rule.

Bun Man corrected, this is what happens under two-party control.

Historybook: Astronomer Edmond Halley born (1656); X-rays are discovered (1895); Singer Minnie Riperton born (1947); Edward Brooke becomes first African American since Reconstruction elected to US Senate (1966); "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek dies (2020).

"Take your job seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously."

- Alex Trebek

My Community Firehose column is not working. I keep hitting the back tab and it takes me completely out to the login screen.

Morning Peeps,

Feeling less numb this morning, still not ready to deal with the news...

Starting to look for stuff to do around the house to keep myself occupied and not ruminating.

Trying to ensure I do what I need to do to keep healthy physically while I mend mentally.

#cantbelievetheusa